Nature Connection Lab 

Nature Connection Lab (NCL) is a community-based nonprofit hosting the Nature Connection Lab Certification at UVA. Led by instructors in the Environmental Thought and Practice major, NCL works to support community engagement opportunities for UVA students.  

A message from Nature Connection Lab:

"NCL's mission is to bring the science and practice of nature connectedness to organizations and communities. At Nature Connection Lab, we foster health, well-being, and hope-activated environmental stewardship by inspiring transformational relationships with the natural world.  We prepare and support changemakers in education, mental health and wellness, and youth and park services to create and lead nature connection programs and initiatives that strengthen bonds between people and planet.

Our services include nature connection leadership experiences, nature connection incubators for collaborative teams, and organizational consultations, keynotes, and workshops to be utilized in any setting. We are passionate about working with communities to promote nature connection. "  

Founder:  

Carolyn Schuyler, Visiting Scholar, Director of Nature Connection Lab, and Founder of Wildrock, a local non-profit Nature Play and Discovery Center.

Carolyn teaching with Dorothe Bach at a Forest School in Bavaria, July, 2024.