for Human & Planetary Health
Nature COnneCtion
create your pathway to nature connection
We bring the art and science of nature connectedness to organizations and communities. Our clients include changemakers in education, mental health and wellness, youth services, outdoor recreation, ecotourism, and conservation fields. Program outcomes include stronger social connection, improved mental health and well-being, experiential learning, and deeper meaning and purpose in caring for the earth. Our work is customized to your needs.
We honor diverse traditions and perspectives and welcome people from all backgrounds to join us in this vital work restoring nature connectedness and promoting nature equity for community health and environmental caretaking where we live, work, and play.
Our Services
Nature Connection Lab offerings are based on the science of nature connectedness, a psychological construct identifying the strength of one’s emotional bond with the natural world as a key indicator for mental health and pro-environmental behavior. We offer our Nature Connection Lab Concept Map, a highly flexible and adaptable framework for acquiring the content knowledge, group facilitation skills, and program design expertise needed to lead nature-based interventions in a wide variety of settings. We support leaders in deepening their awareness of their own kinship with the natural world as a pathway for cultivating creativity, joy, and purpose in advancing nature connection work for human and planetary health.
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Nature Connection Leadership Certification
We equip individuals to lead nature-based interventions for diverse audiences in a wide variety of settings.
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Nature Connection Incubator
We facilitate design incubators that empower teams to create sustainable nature connection initiatives responsive to their constituents’ needs.
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Presentations, workshops, and consultations
Our presentations chart new directions for program growth. Our consultations take you from ideation to program delivery.
We help you reimagine green spaces as mental health resources and centers for regenerative nature connection. We work with:
parks, nature play areas, camps, and community centers
botanical gardens, educational farms, and nature centers
K-12 schools, colleges and universities
retreat centers and eco-tourism destinations
Who We Serve
“Research suggests that nature connectedness itself — tuning into nature — is a core psychological need and basic component of a good life. ”
Why Nature ConnectednesS?
The science of nature connection gives us pathways for deepening an intentional relationship with nature and motivates us towards environmental action. We are distracted from our need for an emotional connection to nature by a myriad of factors including, but not limited to, social injustices, productivity pressures, technology, consumerism, unexamined belief systems that separate us from nature, and the normalization of environmental destruction. In facing the challenges before us, we need to cultivate practices that make nature a beloved presence in our kinship circle alongside our human relationships with family and friends. The benefits we receive act as a catalyst for change.