Remember, you don't have tobeoutdoors to experience its wonder. We are a part of nature, and nature is a part of us — regardless of where we are.
Need a quick break from your "work screen time" for some "fun screen time?" There's a nature fix for that: Check out the #FindThatLizard game on Twitter and Instagram. Science communicator and herpetologist Earyn McGee posts a picture of a lizard "camouflaged in its natural environment, and people have to find the lizard in the photo." You don't even have to leave your couch to play.
Trying to get off screens? You can barbecue in your yard or the park, enjoy natural scents with an aromatherapy diffuser or open a window to get some fresh air. These are great options if you're living in a city, or if you're disabled, immunocompromised or on a budget.
4. Learn about the origins of "our" outdoors and celebrate Indigenous history
Before the 1964 Civil Rights Act, most people of color were legally denied access to or segregated at state and national parks. "[Parks] were actually designed to be exclusive, so if you can't get to them, it's not your fault," McGee explains. That exclusion extends to the erasure of Indigenous peoples from these lands and the environmental movement at large.
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