Program

Explore the ways plants communicate without speaking. Inhale their sweet scent, observe the patterns on the petals, and learn what these patterns tell pollinators. Flowers need to be pollinated in order to produce fruit and seeds. Bees and butterflies (along with many other insects and animals) help spread this pollen around when they come to feed on the nectar made by the flowers. Possible activities include flower dissection and exploration; designing your own flower petal; and honeycomb and beeswax exploration.  

Founded in 1983, The Nature Connection has provided programing to those in need of, but cut off from or have difficulty accessing, nature’s healing. The Nature Connection provides therapeutic nature programs that utilize radical respectfulness along with sensory exploration of nature to foster psychological wellbeing, social wellbeing, and the human-nature relationship for participants of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.   

By recreating natural habitats indoors, we engage the senses and offer hands-on exploration. As participants explore nature, they connect with themselves, their peers and/or caregivers, and nature in new ways. This helps our participants manage and overcome obstacles and improve wellbeing by increasing overall self-confidence, promoting positive social interactions, and decreasing stress and anxiety.