April 22, 2021

Anticipation of “returning to normal” continues to weave its way into our thoughts and planning these days. We don’t know what the new “normal” will look like, but it’s easy to imagine that nature will continue to play a larger role in people’s lives as a result of the pandemic. Some of us have always had a deep connection with nature. But nature became a new and essential escape for many over the past year. Nature remained open, while so many other things closed down.