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Cherry Blossom Viewing in NYC
An idiosyncratic list of places to enjoy the ephemeral cherry blossoms in NYC.
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Slow Down in a City That Wants You to Speed Up
Slow Nature is the idea of cultivating small moments of nature observation in daily life. Here are ways to discover what can be solved by walking.
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Five Ways to Cultivate Awe
Awe may help you think more deeply, be more generous, and boost your immune system. Here are five ways to bring awe into your day.
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Smell the Soil in SoHo
If you need a moment of quiet from the City That Never Sleeps or long for an unusual sensory experience, you should visit the New York Earth Room.
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Must. Notice. Spring.
If you are feeling nature deprived or need a mood boost, go outside and seek these first signs of spring.
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Set Up an Imaginary Nature Webcam
Try a new technique for noticing nature in the city. Set up an imaginary nature webcam.
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Count the Animals You See
This week’s experiment to count the animals you see is inspired by the marvelous book “Dear Data: A Friendship in 52 Weeks of Postcards.”
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Notice How Time in Nature Makes You Feel
Nitin Das’s “How Forests Heal People” is a beautiful meditative film about how nature affects us. Will a nature break today change your mood?
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Walk Into the Walden Zone
To truly notice nature, we have to let go of our smartphones. Only then will we, just like Thoreau, find our Walden Zone when we go outside.
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See Big to See Small
This week try a new urban nature observation technique: warm up your eyes by tracing the horizon. Then take a walk in search of small signs of nature.
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