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Nature Connections
"Open your "Owl Eyes"

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Forest Bathing 

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The Japanese term for​ forest bathing is shinrin-yoku (literally means forest-bath in Japanese).



To help you identify what you see or hear on your walking adventures:
Bird Language Revealing the Secrets of Nature
Common Trees of the Pacific Northwest  Website by OSU
Insect Egg Identification Guide
Picture This-Plant Identifier is an app for your phone that allows you to quickly identify over 10,000 plant species. Identify flowers, trees, leaves and more, 

Wildflower Search a Wildflower Identification Website 
​Early Spring Wildflowers Guide by the Deschutes Land Trust
Jason Craig used to have an amazing video clip of a mountain lion calling. The sound was not what you'd expect to hear. (I cannot find the clip anymore. He is on Vimeo and has other videos that look interesting.

Nature Connections Education:

Jon Young Wilderness Awareness School 
​Tom Brown Jr's Tracker School founded in 1978

Websites:

Earthwatch An International Environmental Nonprofit Organization
The Foragers Guide to Wild Foods Nicole



Websites:

The Well-read Naturalist the natural history book review
Bark Defending and Restoring Mt Hood
Be Bear Aware How to help keep bears wild in the wild
​CyberTracker Discover, Explore and Protect Our Planet

Nature's Talks and Walks North West's best way to discover and enjoy British Wildlife
The Birder's Report Getting in touch with nature website by Larry Jordan

Books: are under the 'Books' tab. Scroll to the nature Connections section for books relating to nature connections.

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Nature Walking:

10 Best Bird Watching Hikes in America Backpacker Magazine
​Noah Strycker Birder at Large Birding without borders

Scout's ATW Fieldguide: (the photos are mine, the information is taken from many resources which I will put links to. 

PictureTrillium ovatum the Pacific NW Western trillium
    A couple of fun facts about the Trillium. It is also referred to as 'wake robin' as it is one of          the early spring flowers. Trillium is a modern latin word and may be an alteration from the      swedish word 'trilling, defined as triplet. In this case the word refers to three leaves and            three petals.
    Trilliums grow from Rhizomes and the stalk is an extension of the rhizome. The leaves that      we see are actually the bracts and the three smaller leaf-like structure under the flower            are the sepals. The flower has six stamens and three stigmas. These flowers can take up to      10 years before flowering. The Trillium is from the lily family (Liliaceae).
    As the flower ages and following pollination the flowers will change color to pink or                    another darker hue.
    Trilliums are pollinated by bees, moths and beetles. The fruit is fleshy and berry-like. Ants        will take the fruit back to their nest to feed the larvae. The seeds are tossed out after the          berry is consumes and that is the role the ants play in seed dispersal.
    There is some information about the uses of Trillium by the Native Americans but for the          most part it is recommended not to eat the fruit or the rhizomes. Please don't pick the                                                                flowers as it will kill the plant. A reference to the ethnobotany of trillium can be found in                                                            the book Ethnobotany of Western Washington by Erna Gunther.
                                                      Red Gardens Grow Natives: USDA Western White Trillium: 

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