"And you're sorry that the ephemeral beauty has faded so rapidly, so irretrievably, that it flashed so deceptively and pointlessly before your eyes - you're sorry, for you didn't even have time to fall in love." ~ Fyodor Dostoevsky
Join us for another FREE nature-connected event hosted by The Resilient Activist at the Parkville Nature Sanctuary!
We will be guided by naturalist and nature advisor, Anna Graether, as we meander the trails at the Nature Sanctuary looking for the sweet delight of early spring woodland blooms. The event will continue at the Sanctuary Shelter with a deep nature meditation led by naturalist and meditation teacher, Sami Aaron.
More details to come. Register now to save the date and we'll notify you as we have more information.
What might we see peeking up from the leaf litter in the woodland forest?
Photo credits: Kristen Bontrager, Parkville Nature Sanctuary Director
Our guides:
Anna Graether
"Early spring is my favorite time to walk in the woods. It reminds me of childhood meanderings with my mom, learning about the spring ephemerals—those fleeting harbingers of spring whose limited presence makes them more precious.
Join me on the trail at Parkville Nature Sanctuary to discover these momentary blooms that are small in stature, yet substantial in importance for early pollinators."
Anna Graether is a board member of The Resilient Activist, a Johnson County K-State Master Naturalist, and a Deep Roots Nature Advisor. She focuses on impacting climate change through speaking about, writing about, and planting more native plants at home, in her neighborhood, and in her city.
Sami Aaron
"My Extension Master Naturalist training broadened my understanding of the interconnectivity between nature and humanity, with an eye towards restoration and protection of natural areas and the wildlife who inhabit them. My time spent in deep nature gave me the embodied awareness of the beauty of interconnectiivty in all that is."
Sami Aaron's blog posts include the "Evolution of a Gardener" where she shares her shift into a gardening ethic that nurtures the intrinsic relationship between humanity and the natural world and Tomato Hornworms: Feeling the Love which explores the prevalent philosophy that we should kill the hornworms yet protect and revel in their adult stage as hummingbird moths. Sami is a yoga and meditation teacher and the founder and executive director of The Resilient Activist.
"True to their name, spring-flowering ephemerals are plants that only bloom for a brief time. Spring ephemerals don't die after blooming, but they go dormant and their foliage disappears from view shortly after they stop flowering. The first hint of warm weather triggers spring ephemerals to grow. But once the warm weather takes hold, ephemerals usually die back above ground while their roots continue growing under the soil, conserving energy for the following year. The natural habitat for most spring ephemerals is a woodland setting, particularly near damp areas like stream banks. "
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