We believe
nature can heal.
We believe
nature can heal.
After just 10 minutes in nature, stress decreases, and people report noticeable improvements in their focus, mood, and energy levels. We acknowledge that definitions of nature vary, and that many factors affect how individuals experience nature, such as race, ethnicity, class, gender, culture, and childhood experience.
We hope this site will help you discover the many ways nature can support your health and spirituality.
Nature Spot of the Week: Allmendinger Park 🌳🍂
This is an 8-acre park with a mix of open spaces, parks, and oak woods just west of the Michigan Stadium. Find softball fields, tennis, pickleball, and basketball courts, and groves of oak and hickory trees with picnic tables.
Learn more on the Nature Rx app.
Want to join our team of passionate volunteers? We would love you to! Check out how you can contribute to Nature Rx by clicking the button below.
Please get involved by checking out our Events page! It feels good to be outside and Nature Rx offers many ways to be in nature.
The University of Michigan is located on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe people. In 1817, the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Bodewadami Nations made the largest single land transfer to the University of Michigan. This was offered ceremonially as a gift through the Treaty at the Foot of the Rapids so that their children could be educated. Through these words of acknowledgment, their contemporary and ancestral ties to the land and their contributions to the University are renewed and reaffirmed.