by Natalya Lowther and Emily Hartford

“The value of open spaces extends far beyond those who personally visit them” – three teams of diverse explorers, interpreters, researchers, and designers will collaborate to create a calendar celebrating changing seasons at Pinwheel Farm in Douglas County. Within the project teams, participants will experience nature through each others’ perceptions, as well as their own. Building off of others’ experiences, and seeing how others build off of their own experiences, will enrich their experience of small Circles of nature. “An adventure need not be strenuous or time consuming and does not require special equipment, skills, or methods to enjoy and respond to nature. Open spaces can be small as well as large.”