Our guest for this episode is Chris Salisbury, author of Wild Nights Out. He joins us to share his work acclimating people of all ages to nature through experiences and encounters in a world shrouded by the dark, so we may do the same for others in our lives, whether as professional educators, parents, or community members. Throughout the interview, Chris shares ways to find nature all around us and extends an invitation so that we can discover, or rediscover, the joy, majesty, and mystery of night.
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Chris and his work are at WildWise.co.uk and his book, Wild Nights Out, is available from Chelsea Green Publishing.
What I like about Chris’s work, for anyone looking to create more nature connections personally with children, friends, and family, or as a professional, is the many ways you can readily use the materials provided in Wild Nights Out to create a variety of experiences. Choose an individual activity and you can create a short experience that a family can fit in before bedtime or a teacher can give as an assignment to send home with students. Adding multiple activities together into a longer curriculum, you can quickly have everything you need to fill a week or weekend with wonder, extending well past when the lights go out and the stars and moon emerge.
Have you read Wild Nights Out? Or do you have your own favorite nighttime activities? Share your thoughts on these, or anything else that comes to mind, by leaving a comment below, or, if you'd like to connect with me one-on-one, you can send me a direct message here on Patreon.
Until the next time, inhabit the wild wonder of nights out, while taking care of Earth, your self, and each other.