Most people are completely clueless about their local plant community! Plants are too often viewed as random shrubs and herbs scattered around an environment without any rhyme or reason. But to the well-trained eye, observing the community of plants that grow in your area is actually one of the best ways to develop a more keen and intimate relationship with nature. The simple fact is that the … [Read more...] about How To Know Your Plant Community
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7 Key Principles For Deep Nature Immersion
Deep nature immersion is excellent medicine for the madness of modern life. This holds true whether you’re completely new to outdoor skills, or if you’re a seasoned veteran of exploring natural mysteries. Cultivating awareness of nature will lead you back to a simpler and more organic way of relating to life that reveals new and exciting layers of your personality. So let’s explore how it all … [Read more...] about 7 Key Principles For Deep Nature Immersion
The Easy Guide To Nature And Stress Relief
Do you ever feel stressed out? One of the least desirable things about living in a world fuelled by technology and 9-5 office jobs is that almost everybody is stressed out. It’s one of the reasons why so many people get sick easily and lack the emotional energy to deal with pressures of life. Between work or school and the endless stream of activities required to maintain our health, happiness, … [Read more...] about The Easy Guide To Nature And Stress Relief
Easy Landscape Ecology Secrets For Backyard Naturalists
Do you know how to read landscape ecology? If not, then you’re missing one of the most important information sources for making fast & accurate predictions outdoors. And if you do, then you’re probably always looking to increase your knowledge because you know how powerful it is. Here’s why… One of the biggest blindspots I notice in most wildlife trackers & naturalists is that they … [Read more...] about Easy Landscape Ecology Secrets For Backyard Naturalists
Wilderness Therapy Essentials For Healers of Mind, Body & Spirit
Wilderness therapy works, and people are starting to realize it! Have you ever noticed how differently you feel after a long hike in the woods? Every year millions of people flock from their busy lives in the city to spend time hiking, cooking & relaxing in nature. Did you know that investing just a few quiet minutes outside has a dramatic and measurable effect on happiness, mental health … [Read more...] about Wilderness Therapy Essentials For Healers of Mind, Body & Spirit
Beginner’s Guide To Developing Intuition With Rewilding
Do you want to be more intuitive? Imagine moving through life with your own personal guidance system that knows exactly how to get where you want to be in your relationships, career, and overall life journey. That would be amazing right? So what if I told you the secret to developing your intuition lies inside the most primitive and ancient parts of your evolutionary code? "Okay I'm interested. … [Read more...] about Beginner’s Guide To Developing Intuition With Rewilding
North American Robin: Essential Facts For Applied Alarm Behaviour
"Tut, Tut, Tut!" Who is that bird? It's the North American Robin! Many people will recognize the familiar red breast of a neighbourhood robin feeding on the lawn. It might be easy to pass this bird by without stopping because it's so common and familiar. But that would be a mistake... Did you realize this very common and abundant bird is one of the most important birds for anyone … [Read more...] about North American Robin: Essential Facts For Applied Alarm Behaviour
How To Be A Naturalist The Easy Way
Here's a simple promise... Look outside your front door and you will quickly discover a world of adventure, excitement, inspiration and discovery. For thousands of years people have studied this incredible sphere of life, death and cycles of organic and inorganic energy, yet we have only barely scratched the surface of everything there is to learn. Most of the world's wisest scientists, … [Read more...] about How To Be A Naturalist The Easy Way
How Nature Based Education Can Inspire Brilliant Minds
Have you ever looked at the world and wondered whether there's a better way to do things? I was in my teens when I first started to question whether my education was actually going to help me in the future. I was a smart kid but I was constantly bored and my teachers sometimes tried to label me as ADD. As I looked deeper into the issue I realized that the thing missing from my school experience … [Read more...] about How Nature Based Education Can Inspire Brilliant Minds
5 Tips For When You Need Help Identifying A Plant
Do you ever wish you knew more about plants? Plants are a great way to explore nature. They make excellent wild food and can do interesting things such as warn you about upcoming weather. But how can you learn to identify them? Sometimes people want me to help identify a plant. My first step is always to have them describe what they saw. It's important to have some basic details in order to … [Read more...] about 5 Tips For When You Need Help Identifying A Plant