Harriet Tubman Nature Quest

06/01/2025

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/growing-evidence-healing-power-forest-therapy-2025a1000dan

As urban stress takes a toll on mental well-being, new research supports an age-old remedy — the healing power of nature.

11/05/2024

"Discover serenity and adventure at Nido de Águilas 🦅 & Villa de Leyva 🌄! Ready for an unforgettable (and affordable!) family adventure retreat? 💫"

08/23/2024

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08/23/2024

08/07/2024

oooouuu I just discovered what a serviceberry tree is

“Serviceberries (also knowns as Saskatoon berries) show us another model, one based upon reciprocity, where

wealth comes from

the quality of your relationships,

not from the illusion of self-sufficiency.”

Robin Wall Kimmerer's book with that title is about how "the serviceberry’s relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of reciprocity, interconnectedness, and gratitude.

The tree distributes its wealth–its abundance of sweet, juicy berries–to meet the needs of its natural community.

And this distribution insures its own survival."

Maaaaaaan I love this.

06/24/2024

This special presentation explores how abolitionist, suffragist, and activist Harriet Tubman used her naturalist skills to lead slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad.

This special presentation explores how abolitionist, suffragist, and activist Harriet Tubman used her naturalist skills to lead slaves to freedom on the Unde...

06/07/2024

"On the contrary, Black folks have been instrumental in the stewardship and care of the land, and though their labor has often been carried out under poor conditions or in service to land not under their ownership, skill and innovation has been evident in their relationship with it...

I am grateful to the earlier books, writers, and editors that have begun the work of documenting these relationships"

So much nature writing is about freedom and access to the vast spaces that provide crisp air and opportunities for fresh perspectives. But this collection’s origins lie in a revelation that came to…

04/29/2024

Stay tuned for luscious photos and videos from Harriet Tubman Nature Quest pilot program Fall 2022 co-hosted by Chief Kawisente (Melting Icicle) and Racquel Smith at Kahnawake First Nations Reserve Sept - December 2022🫶🏾🧚‍♂️✨

04/29/2024

Read about Harriet Tubman NatureHarriet Tubman Nature Questhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1dHcBGbPQdN6H0iM8zfLh17mG8ILjSS7DVz9gK-3oPrE/edit?usp=sharing

04/21/2024

One of the ways I managed to get comfortable with nature, and to sense that the forest was mine too, was that I kept finding or noticing pieces of heart-shaped nature. Rocks, plants, patterns, clouds in the sky... I still do :) It feels like God is communicating with me. And makes me thinks of the signs Harriet Tubman followed along her way, running for her life through the forest for years and years.