Ann Arbor Wild Ones Monthly Meeting January 11, 2023
Matthaei Botanical Gardens, auditorium, 1800 N Dixboro Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Drinking Fountains
Presentation:
Taking a Nature Pill to Reduce Stress: Building psychological and ecological resilience
Mary Carol Hunter. Professor Emeritus, Landscape Architecture, U-M School for Sustainability and Environment will be delivering this presentation.
Interacting with nature - taking a nature pill, makes us healthier, physically and mentally. This presentation describes research on the most effective dose of nature under the constraints of a busy and often unpredictable lifestyle. The results can be interpreted for designing gardens and landscapes to better support human mental wellbeing and also increase ecological resilience.
Professor Hunter's research focuses on the positive value of nature and gardens in maintaining human and ecological well-being.