Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Smith Island, in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation
About this Sacred Place Located in Tylerton, Md., Smith Island is one of CBF’s island education centers, where it hosts educational programs for school-age children that blend island culture and ecology to showcase a traditional watermen’s society. The bench placed here is adjacent to the fire circle, which is sometimes children’s first exposure to a…
Port Isobel Island, in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation
About this Sacred Place Port Isobel Island is a 250-acre island east of Tangier Island, Virginia. In the late 1980s, much of the island was donated to CBF, and it is now one of CBF’s island education centers, where it hosts many environmental programs for school-age children. Uniquely, a bench at Port Isobel was the…
Carroll Park Joseph Beuys Installation
About this Sacred Place Carroll Park is a 117 acre park in the Washington Village-Pigtown neighborhood of Baltimore City. It is also the city’s third oldest park. Among the walking paths and open fields, the park also is home to one of the first racially integrated golf courses in the country. This site is one…
Joseph Beuys Installation at Wyman Park Dell
About this Sacred Place This site is one of four installations of the Joseph Beuys Tree Partnership in the Nature Sacred Network. Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) was an influential German artist who came to prominence in the 1960s. He is known for his performances, sculptures, environments, vitrines, prints, posters, and thousands of drawings. He was a…
Garden of Hope and Healing at the April Sampson Cancer Center
About this Sacred Place Bryan Health is a Nebraska governed, nonprofit health system that cares for patients, educates tomorrow’s health care providers and motivates community with fitness and health programs. Their award-winning network of doctors, hospitals and medical providers offers effective care; works with industry leaders to introduce leading-edge, proven treatments to the region; and…
Roberta’s House Rooftop Garden
About this Sacred Place With its mission to support children and families suffering loss, and provide a safe place for them to heal and recover, Roberta’s House addresses grief as a public health preventive service. Nature Sacred supports this important mission by providing a Sacred Place for children, families, as well as staff and volunteers…
Marvin Gaye Greening Center, in partnership with Washington Parks & People
About this Sacred Place Washington Parks & People is a hub for activating public lands & waters for broad community revitalization – through partnership, innovation, discovery, and workforce development. Parks & People began 25 years ago in Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park, founded by a range of community and parks leaders and organizations. Today, they lead…
C3 Campus Contemplative Garden
About this Sacred Place Based in Des Moines, Iowa, the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines works to address the needs of their community by serving as a collaborator, supporter, and nexus point for partners working in the community. This includes providing training and grant opportunities for local nonprofits, and connecting passionate donors with local…
Bethany House and Garden
About this Sacred Place Bethany House & Garden is located on 3 acres in Topeka, Kansas. This location once hosted the College of the Sisters of Bethany, an Episcopal school for girls that closed in 1928. It has now become home for the bishop’s offices and an established partnership with Agatha Amani House, a shelter…
