Florence Williams on forest therapy, awe, and our relationship with nature
Florence Williams understands our fascination with nature. She was one of the first to introduce the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku to...
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Nov 12, 202311 min read
Historic visit to the Birthplace of Shinrin-yoku in Japan Opens Doors for Ongoing Collaborations
By Mark Ellison In October 2023 the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT) in collaboration with Future with Forest coordinated...
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Dec 23, 20224 min read
The Appalachian Trail is Important for More Than Pretty Views
By Mark Ellison The Appalachian Trail (A.T.) was never envisioned to be a narrow corridor squeezing through a vast urban jungle....
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Dec 23, 20221 min read
2023 NC Travel Guide Features Pinnacle Forest Therapy
The 2023 Official North Carolina Travel Guide is out and it has a feature near the front on Pinnacle Forest Therapy. Forest Therapy is a...
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May 1, 20221 min read
Spectrum News Feature on NC's First Certified Forest Therapy Trail at Pinnacle Park in Sylva
Spectrum News of North Carolina health reporter Kari Beal recently visited Pinnacle Park in Sylva and did a wonderful feature on forest...
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Mar 13, 20221 min read
Sylva's Pinnacle Park is First Certified Forest Therapy Trail in North Carolina
The first certified forest therapy trail in North Carolina was dedicated at Pinnacle Park in Sylva on March 11, 2022. The easily...
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Sep 25, 20211 min read
Hike? The importance of also becoming involved in conservation
How did you get inspired to spend time in nature? Do you remember your first hike? For many of us the joy of spending time on the trail...
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Sep 6, 20211 min read
What draws us to hike?
What inspires us to go for a hike? Why do we keep going back? I reflected on this recently for an article I wrote for the Appalachian...
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Nov 5, 20207 min read
Country Music Video Director/Designer Focuses Camera on Healing Power of Nature in New Documentary
Glenn Sweitzer first reached out to me in 2018 about a documentary called Trail Mix he was filming about the healing power of nature,...
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Sep 27, 20203 min read
Revisiting Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic after the Trashing of Max Patch
“When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” Aldo Leopold An American author,...
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Jan 22, 20204 min read
Discovering silence, solitude and night darkness in a world full of everything else
“Listen more often. To things than to beings. The fire’s voice is heard, hear the voice of water. Hear in the wind the bush sob: It is...
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Jan 5, 20204 min read
Why I Fell in Love With Wilderness
I can’t say exactly when I finally realized how important wilderness is to me. I started venturing out when I was 19, and had just moved...
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Oct 16, 20191 min read
Preserving Dark Night Skies
Dark night skies play an important role in the health of humans, animals and the ecosystems we are part of. This is an article I wrote...
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Apr 21, 20191 min read
The Importance of Healthy Forests
The health of forests is closely linked to our own health. This is an article that I wrote for the spring issue of the Appalachian Trail...
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Feb 23, 20193 min read
Top Five Ways Nature Strengthens Your Mind and Body
By Mark A. Ellison, Ed.D I am sure you are familiar with the Lao Tzu’s saying, “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”...
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Dec 30, 20183 min read
How to Enjoy Nature More This Winter
By Mark A. Ellison, Ed.D. Once winter hits many of us transition to the indoors. It’s too cold, it’s dark, it’s snowing…what other...
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Oct 27, 20182 min read
Tap Into the Therapeutic Power of the Forest
By Mark Ellison, Ed.D. What do you do that gives you energy, that fuels your ability to work and play? Do you have anything? Do you...
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Apr 16, 20184 min read
Forest Bathing: Dr. Qing Li’ s Definitive Guide to the Healing Power of Nature
by Mark Ellison, Ed.D. Reading Dr. Qing Li’s new book Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness that is being...
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Feb 11, 20182 min read
A Conversation with Dr. Qing Li about His New Book on Shinrin-Yoku
By Dr. Mark A Ellison The Japanese practice of Forest Medicine,or Shinrin-Yoku, has gained quite a bit of notoriety of the past few...
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Jan 7, 20182 min read
Five Ways to Connect to Nature in 2018
Plott Balsam Mountain Range (North Carolina) The new year is a fantastic time to rediscover how being in nature can help reduce stress...
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