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Renee Baron
Jan 11, 20222 min read
Pigeons, Mountains, and Digital Media
What does it mean to be in community? And how does it change when navigating the digital world? These questions were in part answered...
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Renee Baron
Dec 28, 20216 min read
Nature and digital connection, an unlikely pairing?
Our choices, actions, and behaviors are greatly influenced by local knowledge. Timing your drive to work to avoid rush hour traffic or...
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Renee Baron
Dec 14, 20211 min read
The Power of Indigenous Language and Story
This fall, I had the opportunity to participate in North Island College's Introduction to Kwak’Wala course (KWA - 096). Kwak' Wala is...
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Renee Baron
Dec 7, 20214 min read
Moral Development through Nature Connection Practices and Indigenous Learning.
What motivates our actions? Whose voice do we listen to? Are we defined by our individual experiences or by our relationships with one...
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Renee Baron
Nov 30, 20214 min read
Spidey Senses, the Truth Revealed
I am standing in the middle of a circle, surrounded by eight adults, blindfolded. Seven adults are standing still as trees, minds calm,...
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Renee Baron
Nov 23, 20219 min read
Research Paper: Coyote Mentoring as a Learning Framework
Coyote Mentoring as a Learning Framework Instilling stewardship through nature connection programming Written by Renee Baron 8-15-2020...
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Renee Baron
May 29, 20204 min read
Catharsis: Wandering & Connecting Through Song
Last weekend, my partner Darren and I were hiking along the Elk River Valley Trail in Strathcona Park, a stunning trek filled with large...
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Renee Baron
May 18, 20202 min read
The Keys to Place: Sun, Dragons and Shadows
Start at the Rotten Zombies, head West towards the Headless Couple, cross the 15-piece bridge, and high five the Scaly Dragon & the Cedar...
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Renee Baron
May 11, 20202 min read
Get in Tune, Sing a Tune: Nature Connection Songs
The joy of nature connection can be experienced in multiple creative ways: art, dance, poetry and music, to name a few. Over the past...
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Renee Baron
May 4, 20202 min read
Plant a Seed, Sprout a Story
Kai runs out of the forest, excitement bulging at the seams. “Guess what Née Née (aka me, Renée), I just saw a heron. He was 3 feet away...
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Renee Baron
Apr 27, 20206 min read
Did Someone Say Sit Spot?!
Silent. Solo. Special. Still. Same. Safe. Carving out time for a sit spot is an essential component to developing nature connection. It...
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Renee Baron
Apr 24, 20202 min read
Be New School....Forest School
There are times in my life when I sit in wonder at life's hectic pace and begin to question its necessity. When I strip away the layers...
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