Nature Walks Rx - Humboldt Nature and Forest Therapy

03/26/2026

Yesterday, I learned that Professor Galidikas had passed, and I was not able to find any words to share. Today, I still cannot. Maybe as I process I will write more. For now, it is a loss in the primate community, and beyond. She was the last of the surviving “Trimates” or “Leakey’s Angels”. It was only recently that we lost Jane Goodall and I couldn’t help but realize the Professor was soon to follow. Diane Fossey, Jane Goodall, and Professor Galdikas, all of the original generation of great ape field pioneers has come to an end. It feels a momentous time, not only for her passing but for an era. An era that was so influential in the primate and conservation world, in my life as a primate conservationist, and countless others. *These ladies reminded us daily of our connection to nature, that we are nature. *
The Professor leaves behind her family, the Orangutan Foundation, and so many local Dayak’s and Indonesians whom have all known her simply as Ibu, mother. At this time I am holding my Dayak friends and family in my heart. Sending love and hugs to all in Pangkalan Bun & beyond. 🌲 🦧 🕊️ 🪽

03/21/2026

🌲 On this International Day of Forests, I am reminded that we are are not separate from the world but woven into it. 🌲 Every breath we take is a quiet exchange with the trees, every step we take connects us to our roots. 🌲 In the stillness of the woods, we begin to reconnect with the truth that healing begins with belonging. 🌲 May we walk gently, breathe deeply, and settle into the living whole. 💚

03/20/2026

There can never be world peace until we learn to live in harmony with nature and eachother. Jane Goodall

02/17/2026

While unable to fill my dream of trekking Japan’s bamboo forest, I was able to visit for a short walk and it brought me to tears. I am so grateful for the opportunity. And I would like to share a beautiful haiku: Upright, Flexible. Never too full of itself. Honest like bamboo. Fred Hornaday. 🤲🏼 🌱🔥 🐎

01/13/2026

01/02/2026

“Maybe the teachers are the trees…”
This beautiful piece by ullie-kaye captures the heart of what we believe at Nature Connected Learning.

When we step outside, the world becomes our classroom — the trees teach patience and strength, the birds remind us to listen, and even the storms offer lessons in resilience.

Nature has a way of showing us that learning isn’t confined to walls or textbooks — it’s woven into every rustling leaf and every shared moment of awe. 🍃

Let’s keep walking this path together, learning from the wild wisdom all around us.

12/26/2025

Girl Mossing into the holidays. 🌲 🛌 ✨

12/14/2025

🍁 If you were to listen closely, what would nature remind you of yourself? 🍂

12/09/2025

Breathing in the early morning fog session.

10/22/2025

Walking with a Nature & Forest Therapy Guide through a safely held liminal space may lead the way towards remembering. 🌲 💚

10/12/2025

🌲 The World’s Oldest Tree — OLD TJIKKO (9550 years old!)

Deep in the wilderness of Fulufjället Mountain, Sweden, stands a lone Norway Spruce named Old Tjikko — an ancient survivor that began its life over 9,550 years ago, shortly after the last Ice Age ended. ❄️🌍

Discovered by geologist Leif Kullman in 2004, Old Tjikko holds the title of the oldest known living clonal tree on Earth.
While its visible trunk is a few centuries old (due to cycles of dieback and regrowth), its root system has persisted since around 7550 BC — long before the construction of the pyramids, the rise of civilizations, and even the invention of writing!

Just imagine what this ancient tree has witnessed:

🌊 Rising and falling sea levels
🐾 The migration of countless species
🏞️ The changing of entire ecosystems
🌦️ Millennia of storms, winters, and summers

Old Tjikko is a silent storyteller — a living testament to the power of resilience, adaptation, and nature’s deep time.

In a rapidly changing world, this ancient spruce reminds us of the enduring beauty and fragility of our planet. 🌍💚

If it could speak… what stories would it tell?

10/04/2025

My little tribute to Jane: Jane Goodall was not only one of Louis Leakey’s “Three Angels”, a pioneer in primatology, and a powerful voice in science, but she was truly one of the most kind-hearted souls on the planet. She inspired thousands, including me from the first time I read her book when I was in elementary school. I wasn’t much of a reader, but I was riveted by her 300 page book, In the Shadow of Man. It was her work, as well as Diane’s, and Professor Galidikas’ that led me to work with orangutans and develop a conservation education program in Borneo. I am grateful for her wisdom, mentorship, and unwavering hope for the world. Never thought I’d share this photo, but here I am getting sought out important wisdom from Jane on how to deal with the politics of primates. Thank you for sharing your incredible gifts with the world, Jane! You will be forever in our hearts. 💚🌲🐒🌲🦍🌲🦧 🌎