The Forest as a Way of Being
Our why...
Purpose
Cascadia Forest Therapy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation whose governance is based in a consensus decision-making model. We provide support and resources to connect professional nature and forest therapy guides with the land, their communities, and each other.
Our what...
Vision
To be a trusted source for ethically and professionally guided nature and forest therapy experiences within the Cascadia Region.
Our how...
Mission
To grow the regional culture of nature connection by ensuring accessibility to guided forest and nature therapy experiences.
Members
Our members envision a mycelial network of humans on ancestral Coast Salish land that participate in research, offer nature therapy opportunities to their communities, promote cultural repair, and model the re-storying of the relationships between humans and the earth.
We value:
- our ancestral home in nature
- each individual’s unique relationship/connection to the Earth
- cultural repair through nature connection
- scientific research as well as Indigenous and ancestral knowledge
- ceremony, as individuals and in community, as a way to remember, honor, and strengthen our connection to the Earth
Interested in joining CFT?
Guides
Our contracted certified nature and forest therapy guides adhere to the same standards of practice and uphold our organization’s values.
Michael stein-Ross
he/him
Chloe Lee
she/her
Tina Guldhammer Frei
she/her
Denise McDermott
she/her
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Jules Hepp
they/them
Margaret Brost
she/her