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Tide Pool; Salish Sea; Washington State

Explore Transition Zones

Explore Transition Zones

Biodiversity is greatest at the interface between ecologies

There are some places in nature of such exquisite beauty and fecundity of life, that you just have to stop and take off your shoes and become a kid again to explore. For me, tidepools are like this. For most children I know, and adults who will allow themselves to be child-like, they are irresistible. When we take people out into nature, if at all possible, we like to get them near tidepools. Those creatures in the picture–do you know what it feels like to touch them? If you have, the moment I ask that question will take you back to the sensory memory of what it feels like to stroke those squishy tentacles. And if you have yet to experience it, no word-smithing will do it justice. You have to get out there and experience it for yourself.

Tidepools are one example, but a transition zone is any place where two distinct ecological zones interface. The transition from a forest to a field is another such place. These are boundary areas, often characterized by the greatest density and variety of life. These are places that you can engage your senses, practice mindful awareness in nature, or make into a Sit Spot.

Related Practices:

See our foundational practices of deep nature awareness: Bird Language, Tracking, and Sit Spot.

Who taught us this?

John Stokes, Jon Young, The Wilderness Awareness School, Haiku Aina Permaculture Initiative.

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Who taught us this?

We have been studying this for years with Lee Mun Wah and Rainbow Markell. Our thinking has been shaped by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Ta-Nehisi Coats, Robin DiAngelo, Anne Rhodes, and John Biewen, as well as our colleagues D'Andre Fisher, Dr. Karla Scott, Dr. Jen Carerra, Carianya Napoli, Tiara Maldonaldo, Earl Simms, Eric Pankonin, Doug Woodson, Rucha Chitnis, Serife Wong, Katrin Welch, Salina Mae, Cherine Badawi, Natalie Thoreson, and others.

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