Q&A with Nature Sacred’s new VP of Design & Sacred Places, Daniel Greenspan, and Firesoul Donald Quarles   It was in the basement of Celebration Church— just steps away from what would become Kirby Lane Park, that Daniel Greenspan and Donald Quarles’s paths first crossed. At the time, Donald’s neighborhood was pulling together, determined to…

    By Neha Srinivasan Sr. Manager, Design & Sacred Places Core to the goal of Nature Sacred’s landscape architecture work is to ensure that the designs we create are generated by the communities we work with. As we grow our footprint of sites, the groups of people we engage during the process is growing…

DOWNLOAD THE REPORT Centering Gratitude: 2023 Annual Report To better reflect our organization’s values, we’ve retitled our Annual Report the Gratitude Report. This change is more than symbolic—it’s a testament to the power of gratitude in driving our mission forward. In this year’s Gratitude Report, we invite you to explore the significant impact we’ve achieved…

By Neha Srinivasan, Nature Sacred Project Manager I’m not the first to assert that weeds are a social construct, but it’s still a jarring concept for many people because it’s tied into our preconceived notions of what a landscape should be and what stewardship looks like. Like most people, I grew up with the understanding…

A profile in giving: Design Advisor Vernon Hustead  A sense of belonging—a connection—in nature occurs uniquely for each of us. Yours might be a camping adventure or standing in the shadow of a giant redwood. Or perhaps, your connection is rooted in childhood like Vernon Hustead.   From the ages of six to sixteen, Vernon and…

It’s particularly fitting that when Salma Hasan Ali, editor of BenchTalk, first crossed paths with Nature Sacred in May of 2021, it was at “Girl Church” — an outdoor gathering for women imagined by former Nature Sacred Board Member and active supporter Ami Aronson. Her intent was to bring together people committed to imagining a…