The Americas
North, Central, & South American listings at the HOME | Nature Directory
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Canada
Canada
Biodiversity around our towns with news of wildlife gardening.
From the author: As a biologist, I try to help people open their eyes to the wildlife around our homes.
Canada
Chickadees eating out of my hand, a newborn foal peeking around her mother's side - this is just a glimpse of the beautiful nature and animal connections that I'd love to share with you through photography, non-fiction, and poetry.
Author’s note: Birdwatching at Buttertubs Marsh is always a special experience. I wrote this piece a long time ago and it remains one of my and others' favourite articles. Paired here with recent photos, it explores the mystical and contradictory beauty of the marsh and life in general.
Canada
From the author: Despite the nuisance of their invasive nature, dandelions still bring some charm and value to us and nature...
Canada
Becoming better gardeners one rabbit hole at a time.
From the writer: Start here!
Canada
The explosion of life in spring cannot be ignored!
Canada
Supporting healing through connection with nature.
From the author: After years spent working in forests and gardens, it was my son's forest school that slowed me down and started my practice of nature journaling and writing nature-inspired poetry.
Canada
I am devoted to Land, Stars & Mystery. I explore connections between human and other-than-human and weave nature, myth and magick into my offerings.
From the author: In this piece, I share how I am inspired and deeply moved by the salmon's perseverance, homecoming and sacrifice.
Caribbean
[Naturaleya]
Trinidad and Tobago
Ethnobotanical musings about plants and nature in the Caribbean diaspora.
Note from the author: Start here!
United States and Caribbean
Explore with a liveaboard Sailor the deep blue oceans and the challenges of a Classic Sailing Yacht.
Note from the writer: I live an unusual life with a unique language, unforgettable adventures and unforeseen challenges; best of all, every day is a new view!
United States
United States
Conservation Works is about the difficult, rewarding, crucial, and seriously undercovered work of repairing and protecting the ecosystems we depend on. I write about what’s working (and what’s not), share new findings from research, and reflect on where conservation has been and where it’s going. Whether you’re a conservation practitioner or simply care about your fellow species, you’ll find ideas, connections, and purpose in Conservation Works.
United States | Global
Inspiring environmental action by focusing on solutions.
Note from the writer: The Yurok Tribe is not giving up, and neither should you.
United States
I guide people overwhelmed by our always-on world on setting up a slower life they don’t need to escape by restoring Nature to the center of their lives.
From the author: Start here for a short manifesto on why this movement is so critical now.
United States - traveling
60-second nature videos featuring Earth
From the artist: Visit the original "Listening Point" and discover the story behind the newsletter.
United States | Global
Share the joy of our planet's beauty while recognizing the existential threats to the only home we have.
Suggested post: A mix of memories, hiking, travel, nature, history, and fascinating people I have met.
United States | Nomadic
Exploring the relationship between Consciousness and Nature
From the author: This is the inaugural piece, setting the tone for True Nature as a whole.
United States - nature nomad
Naturally increase your health and well-being with Wildlands and help create a world of well-being.
Writer’s note: Reducing harm is Wildlands’ mission and this essay provided necessary information and increased networks to help stop the corruption of animal organizations.
United States | West
United States | West
John Muir has said: “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” I love the interconnectedness of all natural life.
From the author: Research is a wonderful rabbit hole to tumble down. One element learned leads to so much more. This post combined many elements coming together when my research began.
United States | West
Author’s note: Here is a good place to start.
United States | West
From the writer: Start here.
United States | West
Exploring the Chugach Mountains with camera in hand.
Artist’s note: Start here.
United States | West
Looking beyond carbon reductionism to see Earth's climate in all its living complexity.
From the author: This post is not only about a one-of-a-kind scientist who is no longer with us, but a full introduction to the living climate and why we've heard so little about it.
United States | West
Reflections on climate anxiety and spiritual resilience by a professor of religious studies and Indigenous studies.
From the author: This post introduces readers to why comparative religions and Indigenous studies need to be part of our conversations around climate anxiety and eco-grief.
United States | West
Walk with the animals. Talk with the animals.
From the author: The Critters luvluvluv Turtles.
United States | West
Exploring how flowers, trees, meadows, rivers, and mountains transform and restore our lives.
Author’s note: I post weekly essays and photo stories about nature, combining naturalist and spiritual observations plus bi-weekly releases of chapters from my manuscript in progress, “Dreaming In the Real: How Love from the Earth Set Me Free.” “Marnie reads the earth and cultivates a sort of deliverance that is bred into the environment.” ~ H.Rile
United States | West
It's up to us; an environmental lawyer talks wildlife and forest magic with an occasional digression into rewilding the Earth.
From the author: My post about the tiniest bunny and its struggle to bounce back in the American northwest was one of my favorite pieces to research and write, and readers seemed to enjoy the ride too.
United States | West
A novelist's journal of urban nature and life in the edgelands of Austin, Texas, with occasional trips to other places.
From the author: This post reflected on the hottest summer in recorded history, as it began to end, and is a pretty good example of how the newsletter tries to balance clear-eyed witness to what's happening around us with a persistent hopefulness drawn from the evidence of nature's resilience to be found wherever you look (once you learn to do so).
United States | West
The journals and adventures of a Christian botanical artist
United States | West
Weaving nature writing, ecology, and philosophy to better understand hope: why we lose it, and how we might regain it.
Author’s note: This post is the best place to start; it explains what Hopecology is and is not, and what I'm aiming to address.
United States | West
Promoting our embrace of being not apart from but one piece of Nature
From the writer: Here’s a great place to start; it contains the roots of the argument against our hubris.
United States | West
This travel newsletter focuses on nature, history, and culture of places, often showcasing the natural settings of the places I explore.
From the writer: I loved walking in the redwood forests, especially on empty trails, where I felt close to nature, protected in the shadow of the giant trees, and I loved writing this piece since it reminded me of this feeling.
United States | West
A newsletter about birds and birding in the western U.S.
United States | West
Stories heal. This is a community for sharing stories.
Note from the artist: Start here; I am still learning what it means to let go and having a good laugh along the way.
United States | West
Like the human body, and the earth's surface, this newsletter is mostly, but not entirely, water.
Author’s suggestion: Start here!
United States | West
Rethinking our relationship to nature | Cultivating reverence & an open heart
From the author: This piece brings together all my favorite themes: Why it's so hard to listen to your own heart, how following authorities became the norm in Western education, and how Indigenous examples show a different way—cultivating "sovereignty of mind."
United States | West
This is your haven for thoughtful explorations of the moments we often miss.
United States | West
Off-grid desert living with a dash of animistic eco-spiritual philosophizing
Writer’s note: This post shows how animism is deeply interwoven in my life. Living off grid is about more than just being an environmentalist and living independently of centralized systems for me, it's also about connecting intimately with the natural world.
United States | West
Notes, thoughts, descriptions, of places I visit in my traveling life.
Artist’s suggestion: Start here for a piece that shows a place of incredible beauty, quiet solitude, unique environment, easy access, and is not a National Park.
United States | West
Join me to explore nature and spirit, reconnect with the earth and our love for the planet and the lives we share it with, and heal ourselves along the way; I'm a botanist who has been writing about the nature of life for a long time — 13 books and hundreds of articles and essays.
Note from the author: This post explains my Year of Spiritual Thinking project, a yearlong exploration of spirituality and nature, a personal journey that seems to be really resonating with my audience (thank you, readers!).
United States | West
On being exactly Here, where the rhythm of the pileated woodpecker stitches home the frayed edges of the soul.
From the poet: This roadside experience had so much of touch and texture, and also reached deeply into shadowy places in the spirit — I couldn't not seek words to reflect it.
Melina Sempill Watts
United States | West
Biodiversity first.
A note from the artist: “The Buddha achieved enlightenment while meditating under a tree. To what extent did the tree’s being contribute to the Buddha’s shift of consciousness?” I invite you to start here.
United States | West
Author’s note: An Ode to The Earth
United States | West
For those who find spirituality in nature: Includes in depth spirit animal interpretations. My publication is interspiritual, non-denominational, and for people who are spiritual but not religious; my background is in ecology and conservation, so I’m always weaving science into my writing about our spiritual connection with nature.
From the writer: This post explores how turkey vulture’s keen sense of smell relates to discernment and the ability to find resources; it’s also connected to purification and the exorcist archetype that helps us clear out our own inner demons.
United States | West
Rivers, wild things, and reflections from a life of rowing against the current.
United States | West
Photography and musings on the joy of all things creature-related to share my delight in our wonder-full world; connecting people with nature was the aim of my career as a zoo conservation director and now I'm focused on connecting readers to creatures from all over the world as a freelance conservation writer and photographer.
Note from the writer: After hanging out with a rare avian visitor to the Pacific Northwest, in this post I examined the birding world's obsession for “chasing” birds that wander far from their home ranges.
United States | South and Southeast
United States | South and Southeast
From the artist: Here’s a great place to start.
United States | South and Southeast
Reconnecting with nature and ourselves
From the author: This piece is where I cracked into the why of my journey and exploration.
United States | South and Southeast
Field Notes by Erik Hogan is an exploration of nature, art, and life, as experienced by a landscape photographer and backpacker pushing himself to experience the raw beauty and power of the wild.
Artist’s note: In this brief post I give insight into what I am trying to do in Field Notes, the impact nature has on me, and how I try to relay that message to the readers and viewers.
United States | South and Southeast
I write about building and designing a garden, and the magic of living in the woods and growing things.
Author’s note: This is the short history and outline of the gardens; a useful place to start.
United States | South and Southeast
A botanically inspired newsletter for plant passionate people.
United States | South and Southeast
Florida Native discusses backyard ecology, local history, natural gems, and all things flora and fauna in the Sunshine State.
From the author: Suburban wildlife brings so much awe to our lives and this post captures an avian rivalry in the neighborhood.
United States | South and Southeast
A couple of naturalists from the swamps of Louisiana writing about their new life moving to a ranch in Oklahoma.
Authors’ suggestion: Start here!
United States | South and Southeast
At age 59, I dramatically changed my life by returning to horseback riding. On the back of Jasper, a willing buttercream palomino quarter horse, I ponder our connections to this wild, wide world and share musings and essays on this publication.
From the author: This post details an accident with a horse named Buck, which I follow throughout my journey.
United States | South and Southeast and Caribbean
Explore with a liveaboard Sailor the deep blue oceans and the challenges of a Classic Sailing Yacht.
Note from the writer: I live an unusual life with a unique language, unforgettable adventures and unforeseen challenges; best of all, every day is a new view!
United States | South and Southeast
Ditch the box. Just think outside.
Author’s suggestion: Start here.
United States | South and Southeast
Photos of nature locations around North Florida.
From the artist: Start here!
United States | South and Southeast
Exploring a (real-life) woodland garden, through the lives of the (decidedly fictional) urban wildlife who live there.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
I write about farming, food, creativity, and place, exploring how we can grow nourishment and connection in a fractured world.
Author’s note: I wrote this post about resilience when I wasn't feeling particularly resilient, but instead living in the questions, and the response was a collective "yes!" to needing to weave stronger communities.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
A field biologist (and boy explorer) writing at the intersection of the natural world and human nature.
Author’s suggestion: Start here.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Immersive perspectives on the fine art of a joyful existence.
From the author: Start here. How we relate to our world is expressed in our traditions, those we celebrate and those we no longer notice.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Cricklewood is our basecamp nestled in a forest hollow from which we go forth following trails of curiosity.
Author’s note: This year, as I explain in this post, Cricklewood is going on expedition in our nature journals and nurturing a deep connection with the environment through drawing and writing.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Each day I write one sentence of gratitude and share those monthly words the first Friday of the month.
Note from the author: Start here.
By: Willa Köerner
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Dark Properties is a personal newsletter illuminating personal and planetary ecologies, from writer, editor, and gardener Willa Köerner. Each dispatch aims to brighten our vision for the future(s) we can collectively grow.
From the author: I started gardening about 5 years ago, and quickly found it to be a portal into a deep exploration of our planet's shifting, mutating ecologies; this piece is about discovering invasive worms in my garden, and the personal "worm hole" I went down as I tried to learn how to remediate them.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Stories about People, and Places with a focus on Nature's Wonders and Wisdom
From the author: Whether exploring the mystical depths of a hidden forest, witnessing the breathtaking spectacle of a starlit sky, or simply savoring the gentle rhythm of a babbling brook, "The Earthmonk Journal" inspires readers to slow down, reconnect with the natural world, and rediscover the beauty and wonder that surround us every day.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
A field guide is a tool for identifying what can be observed in the world: a resource for identifying the features of this new world we’ve inherited and are passing on, and for discussing the solutions, both cultural and technological.
From the writer: My work articulates the disrupted world to you in language that is both direct and poetic, and my essays, such as this one, toggle between describing the disrupted world and reminding you of how beautiful and astonishing that world is.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Daily images of nature photography and art, mostly birds, along with longer weekly posts.
Artist’s note: Start here.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
I write about the ways the natural world, always in movement, influences my paintings and artist's books, and leads me to philosophical musings.
From the author: This post catches it all - a walkabout at the Hidden Pond, the paintings that it's inspired, and links to some previous posts for new readers.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Exploring ways that we, trapped and complicit in destructive systems we hate, might find a way forward— holding our grief, fear, and anger in the same trembling hands as wonder, humility, and awe.
From the author: After a difficult week, I reflected here on the rich, inspiring, enlightening interactions I had with the wonderful writers here in the Substack community.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
I'm a children's book author / mystery writer who has increasingly turned to nature for inspiration; my Substack explores the intersections of mystery and nature writing.
Author’s note: I'm often out looking for ideas in nature, wondering if these seeds will grow into essays, stories, or entire books. Sometimes my mystery writing mind takes over, as it did when I encountered owl feathers strewn through the woods one day.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Weekly moments of nature connection: photography + stories to inspire you to be curious, be amazed, and then do it again!
From the author: Here’s my welcome post so people can get a feel for what Moments is all about.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
An eclectic mix of outdoor topics, from environmental issues to deer hunting to Zen Buddhism and fur trapping in Quebec.
Author’s note: This post showed how excited people are to get outside and be prepared for these adventures.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Where art and outdoor culture come together in Pittsburgh.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
A first generation farmer's reflections on finding our way back to ourselves by renewing our connection to nature and digging our hands into the earth.
From the author: My essay on death and the cyclical way of life as seen in nature remains close to my heart and the path I have chosen to walk on my journey as a farmer and grower of plants and animals.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Reflections on living slowly and seasonally from a cabin the woods of Maine.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
I'm interested in re-claiming the Divine Feminine, which involves healing the connection between our sense of spirituality and Mother Earth, and how this affects our planet's climate change.
Note from the writer: I believe one of the keys to our climate crisis lies in healing our spiritual relationship with Mother Earth, which we may do by re-claiming the Divine Feminine, to bring back a harmonious balance on our planet.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Rock and Hawk recounts encounters with birds and features researched essays that help facilitate a greater understanding of the natural world.
From the author: My post "Birding by Ear" captures the way birding incorporates hearing as a way to find and identify birds, in conjunction with your vision.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Sacred Environment explores the sacredness, mystery and magic of Nature through more obscure factual tidbits, nature connection meditation journaling, photography, ecopsychology and other musings; my objective is to foster a deeper connection with Nature through awe, curiosity and mindfulness.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
Author’s note: My favorite post, "My Vineyard," really gets to the heart of how the beauty and physicality of life on Martha's Vineyard has healed me since I arrived here 17 years ago, 1 year sober - and how being outside in nature keeps me sane.
United States based; worldwide subjects
Twig & Ink features interviews with creative people from around the world, and also shares news of external organizations that explore the intersection of science, art, and writing.
From the author: In each interview on Twig & Ink, I encourage people to reflect on how science, art, and writing intertwine and inform each other in their work; Wriley's experiences and responses provide a fantastic example of how deeply enriched each part can be when these disciplines come together.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
I’ve learned from the best of the old ridge runners, to slip into the woods unseen. Though not a deer hunter or angler myself, my aims align with those who feel most truly alive in the great outdoors. For we all belong to this beautiful mystery & must learn to let it fill our hearts, as if our very lives depended on it.
From the artist: This post documents what I love most about going off the beaten track ... and how what we think we’re doing and what the universe has planned for us can be two very different things.
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
The Weekly Anthropocene offers data-driven independent journalism sharing regular news roundups on climate and biodiversity progress from around the world, plus more in-depth interviews, deep dives, book reviews, travelogues, and more.
Writer’s note: Here’s a collection of all the articles from my 2024 sojourn to India, touching on subjects from Mumbai’s flamingoes to the record Delhi heatwave to human-elephant coexistence to a giant solar farm!
United States | Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
From the artist: Start here!
United States | Northern and Central
United States | Northern and Central
A celebration of more-than-human life and invitation to remember that we too are creatures.
Author’s note: This essay tells symbiotic stories and considers relationships involved in the pleasure we often feel when we encounter the fragrance of damp soil in spring.
United States | Northern and Central
Artist’s note: This was a joyful midsummer devotion post created after a lovely morning of just that—midsummer devotion.
United States | Northern and Central
Reflections of an animist woman practicing relationship with her place on this wild-flowering earth.
From the writer: Here is a good place to start.
United States | Northern and Central
An oasis of peace and beauty in an otherwise busy world.
United States | Northern and Central
Jeff Rennicke was, for two decades, an award-winning travel writer for publications such as National Geographic Traveler, Backpacker, National Parks and more. Now, instead of traveling widely, he travels deeply into a single place to find home.
From the author: This piece is a good place to start: It is human nature to seek to feel at home in a place, finds its beauty, meaning, and importance in your life.
United States | Northern and Central
I love to share my flower gardens in Missouri Zone 6b (now 7a), camping, hiking, travels, the great outdoors, photography of the same, digital scrapbooking art, and encourage others to see the little things that bring joy, as well as other topics.
From the artist: My garden journal is here. My travel and photography journal is here.
United States | Northern and Central
Writing on natural history, birds, plants, and experiences outdoors
