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class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><img alt="students walking under an umbrella on tree-lined campus path" src="/files/20181007_october_campus_0126.jpg" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 100%;" /></p> <p>Spending time in nature can have many positive effects on your health and wellbeing. Studies have found it can provide benefits including reducing anxiety, improving mental health, and bolstering physical health.</p> <p>There are many different ways people interact with nature, and it can happen on various scales. We've put together some resources to help the UW community connect with nature, whether that means taking a quick break on campus or getting away from the urban environment for a hike or other activity.</p> <p>This page providing resources for connecting with nature around the UW was created as a collaboration with <a href="/">UW Sustainability</a>, <a href="https://natureandhealth.uw.edu/">UW Nature & Health</a>, and the <a href="/plan">UW Sustainability Action Plan</a>'s Engagement working group.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>“</strong>Studies have proven that even the smallest bit of nature — a single tree, a small patch of flowers, a house plant — can generate health benefits."</p> <p><span style="font-size:14px;">-<a href="https://www.washington.edu/news/2020/04/16/dose-of-nature-at-home-could-help-mental-health-well-being-during-covid-19/">Kathleen Wolf, UW research social scientist in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences</a></span></p> </blockquote> <p><img alt="forest bathing at UW" src="/files/20191101_november_campus_0103.jpg" style="max-width: 100%" /></p> <h2>UW Resources</h2> <h3>Forest bathing</h3> <p>Forest bathing is a simple relaxation activity for people of all ages. See below for a map of suggested Forest Bathing spaces on all three UW campuses.<br /> <a class="uw-btn btn-sm" href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/bf31087a00f04681a2f0cc4ce9892ddf">UW Forest Bathing map</a></p> <p>The UW Botanic Gardens also has more information and suggestions on forest bathing on campus or in the Arboretum.<br /> <a class="uw-btn btn-sm" href="https://botanicgardens.uw.edu/washington-park-arboretum/activities/forest-bathing/">Forest Bathing resources</a></p> <h3>Other locations</h3> <p>The <strong>Campus Tree Tour</strong> guides users to examples of more than 80 tree species located on the UW's Seattle campus.<br /> <a class="uw-btn btn-sm" href="https://sites.google.com/uw.edu/schoolofenvironmentalandforest/">Tree tour</a></p> <p>The <strong>Indigenous Walking Tour</strong> highlights the Indigenous presence on campus. The tour was created by Owen Oliver (Quinault Indian Nation and Isleta Pueblo) when he was a UW student.</p> <p><a class="uw-btn btn-sm" href="https://www.washington.edu/news/2021/09/22/get-to-know-the-uw-campus-with-indigenous-walking-tour/">Indigenous Walking Tour</a></p> <p>The <strong>Union Bay Natural Area</strong>, located on the northeast corner of UW's Seattle campus, is a public wildlife area featuring walking trails and some of the best bird-watching opportunities in Seattle.<br /> <a class="uw-btn btn-sm" href="https://botanicgardens.uw.edu/center-for-urban-horticulture/visit/union-bay-natural-area/">Learn about the UBNA</a></p> <p>Part of the Union Bay Natural Area, <strong>Yesler Swamp</strong> is a restored area on the edge of Lake Washington featuring a boardwalk trail allowing all to experience the swamp year-round.<br /> <a class="uw-btn btn-sm" href="https://botanicgardens.uw.edu/center-for-urban-horticulture/visit/yesler-swamp/">Yesler Swamp info</a></p> <h2>Groups at UW</h2> <p><a href="https://natureandhealth.uw.edu/">UW Nature & Health</a><br /> Nature & Health seeks to understand the connections between nature and human health and well-being.</p> <p><a href="https://botanicgardens.uw.edu/">UW Botanic Gardens</a><br /> The Botanic Gardens' mission is sustaining managed to natural ecosystems and the human spirit through plant research, display, and education. It includes the Washington Park Arboretum and the Center for Urban Horticulture.</p> <p><a href="https://www.washington.edu/ima/uwild/">UWild</a><br /> The UWild program offers classes, trips and <a href="https://www.washington.edu/ima/uwild/equipment-rental/">equipment rental</a> to the UW community.</p> <p><a href="https://sites.uw.edu/seruw/">Society for Ecological Restoration - UW Chapter</a><br /> SER-UW works to restore ecological habitat on the UW campus. Join an SER work party and help remove invasive species and plant natives. See their <a href="https://sites.uw.edu/seruw/current-projects/">current projects</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://huskylink.washington.edu/organization/hikinguw">Hiking Club</a> (student RSO)<br /> A student group organizing hikes for all skill levels.</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/uwpocoutdoors/">UW POC Outdoors</a><br /> Building an <a href="https://deohs.washington.edu/hsm-blog/finding-community-outdoors">inclusive community</a> for UW POC graduate students to get together outdoors.</p> <p><a href="https://botanicgardens.uw.edu/center-for-urban-horticulture/gardens/uw-farm/">UW Farm</a><br /> The UW Farm is a student-powered campus urban farm & educational facility. 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