At the heart of Reading Nature is time to be quiet, outside under the weather, among the birds. Get to know the birds, plants, animals and seasons where you live, and let this guide your place in nature.
Grow your Roots
Gather ancestral stories, your own and those of the places you live; get to know the names and needs of all your biological neighbors; plant habitat and ground your nervous system.
A Balanced Approach
How you read or interpret nature depends on your point of view. Our yards, gardens, parks, farms and forests reflect our relationships with nature. Imagine places where humans play a role not as a dominating force, nor as passive observers, but as an integral part of nature. Our workshops explore ways of reading nature that value both head and heart, science and art for balanced views of our place as humans in nature.
“For a time my research as an ecologist was in the field of restoration ecology, but I came to understand that it’s not the land which is broken, it’s our relationship to land which is broken.” – Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, Bioneers 2017