Outdoor School in Washington State: The Butterfly Net to Catch All Kids
Jon Snyder is Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s Senior Policy Advisor for Outdoor Recreation and Economic Development. He coordinates policy, legislation, budget items, and outreach related to outdoor recreation. He was appointed in December 2015 after serving on the Spokane City Council for six years and owning a regional outdoor magazine for nine years.
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Nearby Nature Systems in Urban Planning to Promote Health
A rapidly expanding research literature indicates the wide range of human health benefits that nearby nature experiences can provide. Optimizing these benefits suggests that comprehensive, systems-oriented strategies are needed to assess nature access opportunities and create network linkages.
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How Nature Nurtures Us in Seattle Parks on July 12th
On July 12, 2021, researchers and practitioners from Seattle explored the physical and mental health benefits of nature connection in an urban setting. During this online panel organized by Nature and Health, the community discussed questions like:
What does the research show about how nature is good for us?
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Livestream: Voice of the River Nature Community June 13
This arts and dance event was held in People’s Park on June 13, 2021. It incorporated spoken and written word, as well as dance and community-derived movement pieces. It was the Spokane/ Columbia River event for the Global Water Dances Project 2021.
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2021 Nature and Health Symposium: Generating Understanding Across Communities and Disciplines
More than 300 participants from across the globe joined us for our first virtual symposium, Generating Understanding Across Communities and Disciplines. Over the three-day conference, over 100 speakers gave presentations related to disciplines such as social and natural sciences, humanities, health, conservation, planning and education that are currently shaping policies, programs, practices, and designs to benefit all people and nature in a variety of settings.
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Health Equity and Nature During COVID-19
On April 28, 2021 Dr. Jennifer D. Roberts and Dr. Gail C. Christopher joined us as guest speakers to discuss structural racism at the intersections of #BlackLivesMatter, COVID-19, health equity, and nature.
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Stepping into the Healing Power of Nature
When former collegiate athlete and competitive skydiver Sydney Williams unexpectedly found herself on the receiving end of a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis, while grappling with unresolved trauma from a decades-old sexual assault, she set out on a mission: turn her pain into power.
Read moreSpring 2021 Community Dinner
During spring 2021 online community dinner, the Nature and Health community heard from four regional experts in the field of nature and health:
Howie Frumkin, MD
Emeritus professor
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
University of Washington School of Public Health
Jesús Aguirre
Superintendent
Seattle Parks
Amber Fyfe-Johnson, ND, PhD
Assistant Research Professor
Initiative for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH)
Elson S.
Beyond Inclusive Design: Creating a Welcoming, Accessible, Nature-Based Park
Public parks define our neighborhoods and shape our communities, yet too few are holistically designed to be inclusive and even fewer in a nature-based setting. On February 10, 2021, founders of The Eli’s Park Project shared their roles in designing a welcoming, accessible and nature-based park for all at Burke-Gilman Playground Park in Seattle.
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Community Highlight: Wild Grief Virtual Hike Habits
Wild Grief Virtual Hike Habits are an opportunity to come together for grief peer support and nature connection from the comfort of your own home.
This Virtual Hike Habit will start with an opening circle via video chat, similar to the opening circle on our in-person hikes.