Research shows that spending time in nature can lead to a wide variety of health benefits, including lower stress levels, better mental health symptoms, and even lower rates of cardiovascular disease. While nature is all around us in San Diego County, access to these spaces and the healing benefits they provide are not experienced equally across our region.
To address this problem, The Nat, with support from The Conrad Prebys Foundation, launched the Anchoring Healing Through Nature initiative with a simple but powerful vision: everyone in San Diego County can access and benefit from the healing power of nature.
This resource hub exists to support that vision—serving as a shared space for knowledge, tools, and collaboration across sectors working at the intersection of health and nature. It is designed to be used by community-based organizations, health professionals, or anyone working in the nature-healing space.
Learn more about this initiative and the community needs assessment that helped inform this effort here.
Interested in getting more involved with this initiative? Join the San Diego Healing Through Nature Coalition—a countywide network to advance cross-disciplinary collaboration that uplifts communities while expanding equitable access to nature-based healing through programs, policy, research, and collective action.
