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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
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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, 2022
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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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hikingresearch
- Sep 25, 2021
- 1 min
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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hikingresearch
- Sep 6, 2021
- 1 min
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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hikingresearch
- Nov 5, 2020
- 7 min
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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hikingresearch
- Sep 27, 2020
- 3 min
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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hikingresearch
- Jan 22, 2020
- 4 min
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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hikingresearch
- Jan 5, 2020
- 4 min
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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hikingresearch
- Oct 16, 2019
- 1 min
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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hikingresearch
- Apr 21, 2019
- 1 min
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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hikingresearch
- Feb 23, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2018
- 3 min
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, 2018
- 2 min
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, 2018
- 4 min
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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hikingresearch
- Feb 11, 2018
- 2 min
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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hikingresearch
- Jan 7, 2018
- 2 min
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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hikingresearch
- Jan 8, 2017
- 2 min
The power of the forest is dying as natural silence goes extinct
“It was in the forest that I found the peace that passeth understanding.” Jane Goodall Silence. Does the thought of if scare you or give...
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hikingresearch
- Oct 13, 2015
- 2 min
Hiking in Nature = Improved Mental Health?
By Mark A. Ellison, Ed.D. Fall is a wonderful time to be in nature. The leaves are turning radiant hues, the air is crisp, and the sky is...
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