IN OUR NATURE explores how environmental education - and the people who teach with it - can help heal some of our most pressing social, emotional, and political divides. Through stories of resilience and reconnection, the film reveals why nature belongs at the heart of what it means to be truly educated.
How can nature help heal the divides shaping America today?
What if environmental education were seen not as a luxury, but as essential to mental health, civic connection, and strong communities?
And what happens when young people, no matter their background or political stripe, are given the chance to connect with the nature that connects us all?
In Our Nature explores these questions through the stories of changemakers using nature to bridge divides - and reveals how a more connected, resilient future might already be taking root.
"A moving tribute to our field" - Judy Braus, Executive Director, NAAEE
We’ve partnered with Southside Blooms to create the In Our Nature bouquet - a vibrant, hand-crafted arrangement grown on transformed vacant lots in Chicago’s South Side. Each bouquet directly supports youth employment, regenerative urban farming, and the kind of place-based, purpose-driven environmental education at the heart of our film.
Purchasing this bouquet is a beautiful way to bring the film’s message to life showing how nature, when nurtured in community, can heal, empower, and build bridges.Order yours now and support the work of Southside Blooms.
Richard Louv
Sheila Williams Ridge
Griff Griffith
Mary Ford
Jaime González
Southside Blooms
Quilen Blackwell
Hannah Bonham Blackwell
Red Oaks Forest School
Tina Brouwer
Dr. Ellen Prusinski
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survisors (T.A.P.S.)
Jason Stout
THIS FILM WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE:
Elizabeth G. Maughan Charitable Foundation
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROVIDED BY:
The North American Association for Environmental Education
This film was developed in association with the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE). NAAEE’s mission is to advance environmental literacy and civic engagement to create a just and sustainable future using the power of education.
