Backyard Forest Bathing: Reconnecting with Nature (Virtual Tour — Smithsonian Associates)
OnlineIn this interactive audio experience, explore your surroundings through all your senses and connect with the beauty and wonder of nature.
$50 – $60
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Melanie is working on a new book and will schedule events again in the fall of 2025.
A Year at Theodore Roosevelt Island – Autumn Tree Walk (Audubon Naturalist Society)
Theodore Roosevelt IslandOur fall tree walks will take us deep into the swamp and tidal inlet along the boardwalk where willows, bald-cypresses and cattails frame views of the city behind it. Melanie will share details of the island’s fascinating history during this year-long exploration and we’ll witness the ebb and flow of the Potomac tides along with the changing seasons.
$28 – $38
Autumn Tree ID Hike in Rock Creek Park (Audubon Naturalist Society)
Rock Creek ParkWe will ID trees of the Rock Creek floodplain and upland woods, including several maples, several oaks, sycamore, tupelo, river birch, musclewood, American beech, hickories, and others as we soak up the autumn beauty of the park.
$28 – $38
Through the Seasons on Theodore Roosevelt Island (Virtual Tour — Smithsonian Associates)
OnlineSpend a fascinating autumn morning with a naturalist and author as she leads a virtual excursion to Theodore Roosevelt Island.
$25 – $30
Celebrate Conservation Montgomery’s 10th Anniversary
OnlineMelanie will inspire us to connect more deeply with the beauty and wonder of Montgomery County’s green spaces, including our own backyards, as we celebrate our ten years of activism and stewardship.
Free
A Year at Theodore Roosevelt Island – Late Autumn Tree Walk (Audubon Naturalist Society)
Theodore Roosevelt IslandOur fall tree walks will take us deep into the swamp and tidal inlet along the boardwalk where willows, bald-cypresses and cattails frame views of the city behind it. Melanie will share details of the island’s fascinating history during this year-long exploration and we’ll witness the ebb and flow of the Potomac tides along with the changing seasons.
$28 – $38
A Naturalist Finds Solace at Theodore Roosevelt Island
OnlineExplore Washington DC’s beautiful and wild Theodore Roosevelt Island with renowned naturalist Melanie Choukas-Bradley and Capital Nature.
Free
The Joy of Forest Bathing (Virtual Workshop — Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center)
OnlineIn this workshop, you’ll learn about the history and global enthusiasm for forest bathing as Melanie guides you through incorporating this soulful practice into your life. You’ll learn how to conduct your own forest bathing walks using the environment around you, including your own backyard!
$30
Forest Bathing in Your Own Wild Home (online talk — Aspen Center for Environmental Studies)
OnlineConnecting with nature mindfully in your own backyard can bring beauty and wonder and a sense of calm into your every day life. Whether you live in the heart of the mountains or the heart of the city, learn how the practice of shinrin-yoku or forest bathing can bring comfort, joy and inspiration into your daily life.
Free
Meet Melanie Choukas Bradley, Author of ‘Finding Solace at Roosevelt Island’ (Online Talk — Montgomery County Public Libraries)
OnlineIn 2016, as the presidential election dealt a body-blow to progressive thinkers in the US, Melanie sought the solace of Theodore Roosevelt Island. In this book she reflects on the inspiring environmental legacy of Roosevelt, and how immersing oneself in nature can help to heal, restore and encourage a person...
Free
Finding Solace at Theodore Roosevelt Island (Online Class—Politics & Prose)
OnlinePick up your late winter spirits with a virtual visit to Theodore Roosevelt Island, a D.C. woodland memorial to our foremost conservation president, who preserved 230 million acres of land during his presidency.
$45 – $50
Wonders at Woodend: Forest Bathing through the Seasons (Guided Walk — Audubon Naturalist Society)
Woodend Sanctuary & Mansion 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD, United StatesSavor the natural joys of each season on forest bathing walks led by Melanie Choukas-Bradley, a longtime ANS field trip leader and author of The Joy of Forest Bathing and Resilience: Connecting With Nature in a Time of Crisis. Discover the magic of shinrin-yoku, translated as “forest bathing,” a nature-oriented mindfulness practice that originated in Japan and has become popular all over the world.
$30 – $42