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Harriet Mantzer (67) talks with her friend, Gail Greener (59) about her time as a hospice nurse, caring for cancer patients, and delivering babies. She shares about being a rancher and the death of her seventeen-year-old daughter.

My dad, McCallie, talks about how he got into hiking, some of his favorite memories in nature, and why he loves being in nature.

A brief interview about my colleague's experiences of nature and keeping cows.

Eleven-year-old Ruby Sullivan describes her love of animals.

An interview with a true Saggitarian, Linda who was born and raised in Rhode Island in a multitalented musical family. With an antique dealer mother and a father who could fix anything and play most any instrument it is no...

Nature from the perspective of an urban dweller whose parents immigrated to the US.

I this interview, my mom talks about her childhood and growing up in a large family in the middle of nowhere. She also goes in depth about lessons she learned from influences throughout her life.

Mother and son discus memories

Maureen Lewiston (66) interviews her friend Elle Harris (30) about her experiences working as a packer for the U.S. National Park Service.

This person is a 17 year old student who currently attends Aviation High School, Anjal Paudel. He immigrated from Nepal as a kid and transferred to the American public education system, he has attended middle school and high school in...

Today I asked Kylee about her favorite music, ocean animals, and her favorite hobby drawing.

This is the first walk I’ve taken around campus, observing my surroundings, for our class. I walked the trail near the track.

Lisa and I talked about her move from Detroit to Knoxville when she was five, and her family in Sevierville on her father's side and her mother's family in Pennsylvania. We also talked about Appalachian stereotypes and not wanting to...

Talking with my teacher about animals

Timiera Jackson (17) talks with her sister Nydessa Villegas (25) about how the new way of the world has affected her and her life.

Friends Sari Carp (48) and Sarah Cohen (56) talk about leaving city life to move to rural Shenandoah Valley.

Roommates and coworkers, Jeremy Noel (40) and Joseph Langlinais (32), reflect on how moving to Jackson, WY helped them to recover from addition. Jeremy and Joseph talk about the healing power of the nature in Jackson, what brought them to...

“The bobcat was only eight feet away.“ On November 27, 2017 in Los Angeles, California, Stella Frank sat down with her dad, Karl Frank, to learn more about his experiences in nature and why it’s so important to him. After...

Lilly Foster (19) interviews her grandfather Hank Hood (82) in his home. Hank talks about his parents Alice Mariette Brown and Melville Sidney Hood, discussing what they taught him. He also talks about his great uncle Claire Brown who showed...

I interviewed my father, Alex Javois. We talked about some of the significant book titles and authors that have impacted my father’s life. Specifically, “The Old Man in the Sea,” written by Earnest Hemingway has had an extreme impact on...

Kathleen O'Dell (68) interviews her long-time friend David L. Harrison (85) about his journey as a writer and where he finds inspiration for his award-winning children's books.

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Steve Stiert talks about his passion for donkeys and his nonprofit mission to enrich donkeys' lives and show the value of donkeys to human communities.

A student and teacher discuss experiencing nature in the midst of a pandemic.

Terrie Martindale interviews Ginger Milan about public land stewardship and her involvement with the Buffalo National River Partners.