Welcome to the Forest Educator Podcast hosted by Ricardo Sierra. Join Ricardo as he engages in enlig
When I first started learning wilderness skills and discovering wild foods, my mentors taught and al
If you want to add depth and meaning to your relationship to the natural world, a little research, s
If you could learn or study anything, what would you choose? If you had ample time, space and a
If you haven't been in a situation where something happens that is unexpected, then congratulations!
To many (most?) people in our current culture, nature is a literal 'wall of green' that contains pla
I'm pretty sure we could all benefit from reducing the frenetic pace that seems to go hand in hand w
Life in the Great White North can be cold and hard at times, but that makes the warmer seasons all t
It was early August, in Harlemville New York. It was a six week immersion into the natural world, i
In the olden days, before the internet, when you ran a workshop or a skills class or wild foods prog
It's one thing to have a 'vision' or idea that is inspiring and exciting and full of hope and promis
There are literally piles of research about the benefits of contact with nature for human beings, an
Ever since I was a kid I was always fascinated by the concept of 'time'. I know I am not alone, be
If there is a defining moment for nature education in the past five years, it always seems to be fou
There is one thing that is certain in our world, whether or not we 'believe' in climate change, and
I've always been able to quickly tell the difference between someone with years of actual hands on e
Some Forest Educators seem to create amazing program and organization names effortlessly, with title
In a small town in Texas near Fort Worth, there is a program that seems to do everything. On the su
When it comes to nature awareness and personal awareness, I've found it useful to see and perceive i
When we remove all of the 'non-teaching stuff' that surrounds our profession, we educators are left
There is no question that being in nature is 'healing' in both a practical and therapeutic sense, be
