This informed, personal, and practical book welcomes us into the great outdoors with open arms. Dr Higgins invites readers to connect with nature, not for didactic, political, or romantic reasons, but for the very simple reason that we are, fundamentally, environmental animals. We are best suited to be at one with nature. As a practical guide, the reader is given permission, along with the tools, to build their own version of their connection with nature. The book is a practical guide to the gentle process of regaining our humanity.
– Emeritus Professor Bill Boyd DSc, President, Bushwalking NSW
Reading this book helped me shift from Yeah-yeah-nature-is-great-I-must-get-out-there-more to actually prioritising nature connection in my week. And doing that with joy and a sense of anticipation rather than obligation. This book reminded me of the fundamental importance of connecting with nature; not just for me and those I love but as part of nourishing my creative practice.
– Wendy Moore OAM, B App Sc, Artist and teacher
In these times when uncertainty and chaos rule our lives and when many of our human created systems are failing, nature is the perfect place to turn for healing, comfort and security. Nature is the place where I feel most at home, where I belong, where I feel life is reduced to its simplest yet most meaningful. That is not only when I am in the high Himalaya, or on a bushwalk in an Australian national park but also when I am out birdwatching on my local beach, listening to chortle of the magpies in the morning or trying to get ‘the’ photo of a group of superb fairy wrens. Nature offers everyone a home no matter who you are or where you embrace it. Connect with Nature is a valuable and impressive book that will encourage and help you find your home in nature.
– Geoff Bartram OAM, Recipient of Australia’s Overseas Services Medal, mountaineer, outdoor guide and explorer
Connecting to nature is good for you. This book may inspire you to connect more with nature which may also inspire you to do more to take care of nature.
– Dr Ian McGregor – Environmental academic, activist, and researcher
As we emerge from these unprecedented and screen-weary times, Connect with Nature is the book our children desperately need us to read. The research is abundantly clear. Nature-connectedness and time spent in nature are essential for our physical and mental wellbeing. This evidence-based book is filled with practical activities and resources to gently guide children and their carers towards learning, playing and being outside. By increasing their love of the natural world, we can gift the next generation a lifelong connection to the earth and to their own best selves.
– Kate Rotherham, BA, BSW, MAASW (Accred) Child/Adolescent Counselor
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