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Welcome and Thank You
Welcome and Thank You
It is with joy and great honor that we announce the opening of Wild Harmony Nature Connection Inc. (formerly Wild Harvest Nature Connection). We are carrying forward a legacy of Nature Connection mentoring that is passed down to us by Alex Britzius and Heather Hutchinson (Wild Harvest Nature Connection), Jon Young (Living Connection First), Tom Brown Jr. (Tracker School) and Grandfather Stalking Wolf (Lipan Apache Tribe). We offer our deep gratitude to our teachers and the ancestors who guide and inspire us.
Wild Harmony is shaped by the 8 Shields Coyote Mentoring model, the teachings of Tom Brown Jr.'s Tracker School and the landscapes and seasons we inhabit.
We are committed to supporting children, families, and adults in sharing their unique gifts in connection with the larger world - each individual strengthening their personal path while deepening their awareness of the interconnectedness our world needs now more than ever. In the field and in our programs, this looks like play, exploration, creativity, earth skills, awareness and sensory expansion, while building connection with the natural world, ourselves, and others.
We hope you will join as we celebrate the Earth and our place on it!
“There is a great difference between a person who grows up without a mentor, and one who is coaxed to tap their deepest resources by experiencing nature through all the senses.”
“There is a great difference between a person who grows up without a mentor, and one who is coaxed to tap their deepest resources by experiencing nature through all the senses.”
- Jon Young, Coyote's Guide to Connecting with Nature
- Jon Young, Coyote's Guide to Connecting with Nature
Statement of Commitment to Social Justice
Statement of Commitment to Social Justice
Amid the daily injustice and violence against Black, Indigenous, People of color (BIPOC) across this country, and the upwelling of voices and resistance from people across the globe in response, we as a part of Wild Harmony will embolden our steps forward in solidarity and action for racial justice.
We acknowledge the sovereignty of the Ho-Chunk Nation and the 11 indigenous nations within what is now the state of Wisconsin. The sacred ancestral land where Lake Farm County Park is located and where we run our programs is that of the Ho-Chunk people. We are committed to holding the pain of this historical trauma, recognizing ways in which we have been/are complacent and working harder to educate about our complex history with love.
Our rapidly changing world calls for leadership that embraces history as well as the inherent interrelationship between all beings. Rooted in an understanding of historical and present-day patterns of oppression, and a commitment to do better, we can rise and be in right relationship with ourselves, our ancestors, the earth and one another across divides of race, class, sexual orientation, gender, age, religion and nationality. With self-examination and commitment, we will continue to strengthen all of our relations. We believe these efforts will contribute to the health and well-being of future generations.
We humbly recognize that the path forward, towards a more just and equitable world, is not always clear, but we are committed to doing our best, being accountable and learning from our mistakes as we go. We will work to implement actions within our programs and daily lives that support ending systemic racism and all forms of oppression. As one strand in a global web of diverse efforts to respond to needless suffering in all its forms, we are committed to finding more ways to create and recreate systems that help all people thrive and find joy.
In Solidarity,
The Wild Harmony Team
(Grandparents, Mentors, Triad & Board)
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