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When environmental crises cut off access to nature-based coping strategies

The wildfire smoke has kept us indoors for three weeks and I'm realizing how much I depend on being able to walk in the woods to stay mentally stable.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Climate-related disruptions to natural spaces reveal how dependent mental health and emotional regulation have become on access to outdoor environments.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Forests — ancient and new?”

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