If you spend a minimum of two hours per week in nature you are significantly more likely to report good health and higher psychological well-being than others who don't visit green spaces at all.
Your article of a couple weeks ago about spending time in nature as well as the beautiful video a couple days ago scooped the BBC for the benefits of spending time outdoors. There’s really no substitute for the feeling of being a part of the flora & fauna & fresh air. No doubt the pandemic has influenced the need for enjoying green spaces & will make it a habit for many with better health a plus.
The wonderful articles you write for the Planet are essential reading for me as well as many of your followers apparently. It’s very puzzling that many who seem to be partaking of the articles you freely offer don’t realize their support in the form of a subscription is important to keep seeing them in their inbox. Thank you for the time, effort & thought you put into this wonderful publication. I truly hope all who are reading will take a subscription to support your work.
And thanks for the tip about iPhones! (See? The Planet takes care of its readers!)
Trailblazer is my middle name and lucky to have some of the greatest National parks next door.
Spring is sprouting and I will be tending, and challenged, by the garden's whims this summer long. And yes, If you can, do your body and mind a favor, get out and leave no trace(litter), but foot steps. Be well, nature wants us to be that way, it choses homeostasis (-:
Thank you Alexander, I appreciate your thoughts on this often overlooked undervalued simple (for most) activity 🌳🦮🚶🌳 🌻
Seems more journalists are using Substack and to subscribe to all the ones you wish to read becomes financially draining. I wish there was a solution since I am on a fixed income. Perhaps a donation is the way to go.
Nature doesn't fail us, and rediscovering it is one of the positives of the pandemic. Here in the states many mayors, in their urban planning, are assuring citizens of proximity to green spaces, and are prioritizing walking and biking over driving. Even bringing plants into the home or office lifts us up.
Oops one more thing. Promote something cool on your newsletter only available to members. These things can work. Little buttons : young adults love them. My dad was always running for office. I’ve silk screened more bumper sticker, matchbooks, yard signs and t-shirts than I’d care to remember. Just saying, there’s more than one way to get stuff done....
I feel 20 years younger when I'm above 8k' elevation. I spend most of the Southern Arizona summers up on Mt. Lemmon which is one reason I cannot subscribe just yet. I am grateful for your compelling and thought-provoking newsletter. Thank you, Alexander.
One of the things I miss from Michigan is the cold crispy air of winter. Every year the city where I lived had an outside rink and zamboni. The ice rink is gone now, I think due to expenses, along with beautiful municipal golf courses. Which are being turned into condos.
As to your wonderful newsletter, Alex. How do you put a price on it, really. Here are some fundraising ideas: Offer to raffle a signed and numbered print of one of your photos, where only paid subscribers are able to be part of. if a certain goal is met. You could also a chance to “make lunch with Alex”. Can you have a merch page to sell t-shirts and buttons? Coffee mugs would be funny, you could have one American and one Euro.
Your article of a couple weeks ago about spending time in nature as well as the beautiful video a couple days ago scooped the BBC for the benefits of spending time outdoors. There’s really no substitute for the feeling of being a part of the flora & fauna & fresh air. No doubt the pandemic has influenced the need for enjoying green spaces & will make it a habit for many with better health a plus.
The wonderful articles you write for the Planet are essential reading for me as well as many of your followers apparently. It’s very puzzling that many who seem to be partaking of the articles you freely offer don’t realize their support in the form of a subscription is important to keep seeing them in their inbox. Thank you for the time, effort & thought you put into this wonderful publication. I truly hope all who are reading will take a subscription to support your work.
And thanks for the tip about iPhones! (See? The Planet takes care of its readers!)
Trailblazer is my middle name and lucky to have some of the greatest National parks next door.
Spring is sprouting and I will be tending, and challenged, by the garden's whims this summer long. And yes, If you can, do your body and mind a favor, get out and leave no trace(litter), but foot steps. Be well, nature wants us to be that way, it choses homeostasis (-:
Thank you Alexander, I appreciate your thoughts on this often overlooked undervalued simple (for most) activity 🌳🦮🚶🌳 🌻
Seems more journalists are using Substack and to subscribe to all the ones you wish to read becomes financially draining. I wish there was a solution since I am on a fixed income. Perhaps a donation is the way to go.
Nature doesn't fail us, and rediscovering it is one of the positives of the pandemic. Here in the states many mayors, in their urban planning, are assuring citizens of proximity to green spaces, and are prioritizing walking and biking over driving. Even bringing plants into the home or office lifts us up.
Oops one more thing. Promote something cool on your newsletter only available to members. These things can work. Little buttons : young adults love them. My dad was always running for office. I’ve silk screened more bumper sticker, matchbooks, yard signs and t-shirts than I’d care to remember. Just saying, there’s more than one way to get stuff done....
Thanks for many good advices!
There is a third option (well, sort of as it depends on numbers) - you can make reading your commentaries exclusive to the subscribers?
I feel 20 years younger when I'm above 8k' elevation. I spend most of the Southern Arizona summers up on Mt. Lemmon which is one reason I cannot subscribe just yet. I am grateful for your compelling and thought-provoking newsletter. Thank you, Alexander.
One of the things I miss from Michigan is the cold crispy air of winter. Every year the city where I lived had an outside rink and zamboni. The ice rink is gone now, I think due to expenses, along with beautiful municipal golf courses. Which are being turned into condos.
As to your wonderful newsletter, Alex. How do you put a price on it, really. Here are some fundraising ideas: Offer to raffle a signed and numbered print of one of your photos, where only paid subscribers are able to be part of. if a certain goal is met. You could also a chance to “make lunch with Alex”. Can you have a merch page to sell t-shirts and buttons? Coffee mugs would be funny, you could have one American and one Euro.