It’s clear that youth are spending significantly more time inside, due largely to interaction and engagement with technology. The average American youth is said to spending 7 hours a day in front of a screen.

Here are our picks for the Top 5 Uses for Pine Needles.

We asked our social media communities to send us their favourite books (about nature) to bring when you visit us at Loon Lake. We were blown away at the volume of answers but also the similarity. The number one ‘The Hidden Life of Trees’ was recommended by almost 25% of all respondents, followed by the next 4 popular recommendations.

As we set out on our nature adventures we will need to be mindful of our impacts and mindful of the environments we are entering. This including being bear smart.

We believe natural connections create an improved sense of self, and a groundedness found by no other means. Nature creates spacial awareness, gratitude and presence, here are 4 BIG reasons why nature is important for you, today.