Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Strengthens its Community
A treasured neighborhood green space connects people to the outdoors and each other.
Stories
Kansas Students Learn, Cope and, Heal Through Environmental Education
An alternative high school in Kansas partnered with environmental educators to Rethink Outside for students often left behind.
Helping More People Benefit from Positive Experiences Outdoors
Inclusive and supportive professionals help increase connections when and where kids and communities need them the most.
Growing Healthy Communities in School Gardens During COVID-19
As an unusual school year ends and uncertainty remains about the one ahead, school gardens offer opportunity for healing and emotional connection on the long path to recovery.
Girls Find Their Inner Strength in the Outdoors
GirlVentures inspires participants to courageously leap into the unknown.
Getting Kids Outdoors as Early as Possible
With the help of the Natural Learning Initiative, childcare providers in Raleigh, North Carolina create nurturing and expansive outdoor learning spaces.
Forging connections in the LGBTQIA+ community through the outdoors
Hear from Ailish Breen, founder of Queer Out Here, a UK-based space for queer folx to connect with nature in a joyful and healing way.
Equity in Action
When Natasha Coleman was a freshman in high school, her sister connected her to the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Windy City Harvest Youth Farm program. The experience would change her life.
Developing Healthy and Satisfying Connections to Land and Community
Appalachian Headwaters supports kids and families by extending their knowledge and relationships in the outdoors.
Culturally-Inclusive Nature Programs that Honor Culture, Explore Justice, and Unearth Joy
Written by Unearthing Joy founder, Ashley Brailsford, Ph.D., this story highlights a unique way to build community in the outdoors through exploration and joy.
These resources
help you rethink outside.
Explore ideas and insights from across the field that can help shift our shared narrative about nature and what becomes possible when everyone belongs outside.
Narrative and Storytelling
Tools and insights for strengthening communications and creating lasting change through story. Learn why narrative matters to grantmaking and how to invest in narrative power for the long term.
Health & Wellbeing
How time in nature can support health and wellbeing throughout our lives, from childhood development to healthy aging.
Climate & Community Resilience
Strong relationships with nature and place can help communities respond to our changing climate and build resilience for the future.
Making the Case for Nature
Evidence and messaging that demonstrate why nature connection matters and help build broader support for this work.
Advocacy & Philanthropic Action
Approaches to strengthening advocacy and investing in the capacity needed to make meaningful nature connection possible.
Equity, Access & Environmental Justice
Insights into the barriers to nature connection and community-led approaches to creating more equitable access and belonging.
Research, Evidence & Evaluation
Research and evaluation approaches that deepen our understanding of nature connection and help assess the impact of related investments.