Health Humanities and Nature-based Therapies: Personal Wellness Maps of the UF Campus

Join us to learn more about the natural areas on the UF campus, maps and map making, and different ways to create maps that reflect what areas of campus you find to be the most interesting and exciting! Find your happy place on the UF campus. Create your own individual wellness maps of the UF campus by participating in these events, available to Summer B students and any other local residents who would like to learn more about the green spaces on campus. Sponsored in part by the College of the Arts Creative B Summer Program in partnership with the Office of the Provost If you have any questions about the events listed below, please contact Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig at nstoyan@ufl.edu Campus Tours Tuesday, June 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Tour of McCarty Woods and the Restoration Activities with Dr. Pamela Soltis Meet up at the corner of Museum Road and Center Drive. This event focuses on preservation efforts in McCarty Woods , especially as a haven for native plants and pollinators. Join Dr. Pamela Soltis as she takes you on a tour of this special location and restoration activities. Wednesday, July 8 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Forest Bathing and Reflective Writing near Lake Alice Meet at the UF Bat Houses on the north side Museum Road across from Lake Alice. This event will include a forest bathing ( shinrin yoku ) walk through the student gardens and into the University Gardens, followed by a reflective writing exercise and discussion. Friday, July 10 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Forest Bathing and Reflective Writing at the Natural Area Teaching Lab Meet by the trailhead of the Natural Area Teaching Lab, off of Natural Area Drive. View the Natural Area Teaching Lab map Join Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig at the trailhead of the Natural Area Teaching Lab on Natural Area Drive to explore the natural park area, experience forest bathing ( ), and conclude with a reflective writing exercise. Tuesday, July 14 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Nature Walk and Wildlife Identification in the Digital Design Wetlands Meet at the Digital Design Wetlands path between the UF TAPS office and the water treatment plant on Gale Lemerand Drive. This nature walk will look for animals and plants who live in this natural area and work on identifying them to create individual maps of healing places on campus. Wednesday, July 22 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Invasive Plant Workshop with Dr. Alice Rhoton Meet at Wilmot Gardens (2023 Mowry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610) near the corner of Gale Lemerand Drive and Mowry Road, to explore the impacts of invasive plants on the campus ecosystem. Thursday, July 23 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Therapeutic Horticulture Class with Leh Diehl and Lauren St. Clair Horticulture Sciences Teaching Farm , 1786 IFAS Research Dr, Gainesville, FL 32608. Art, Maps, and Nature Journals Wednesday, July 1 from 5:50 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Photographing Nature on the UF Campus with Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig Meet outside the Harrell Medicine Education Building , 1104 S Ne Official event details: https://arts.ufl.edu/event/health-humanities-and-nature-based-therapies-personal-wellness-maps-of-the-uf-campus/