Short Film: Nature’s Path to Wellness
A short film exploring…
…how simply engaging with nature can start you down the path to wellness. Through real-life stories, the film highlights how accessible, everyday connections with nature can help us feel more balanced, emotionally resilient, and better able to care for ourselves and others. The screening will be followed by a conversation with individuals featured in the film.
Stories rooted in real places
Nature’s Path to Wellness brings together community members with different experiences of nature, health, aging, childhood and emotional resilience. Their stories unfold across three properties protected by the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust:
Blueberry Mountain at cliffLAND
High Lonesome Nature Reserve
Poole Family Nature Sanctuary
Together, these landscapes demonstrate what land conservation can make possible. Places where people can feel part of something larger than themselves.
Conservation is also about human health
The Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust protects ecologically significant lands in eastern Ontario while helping people develop meaningful relationships with the natural world. The film reflects the organization’s connected mission: conserving land for nature while encouraging people to experience, understand and care for it. Its development was supported by the Perth & District Community Foundation and community donors
Captured during a break from a medical education circuit in Victoria, Dr. Wiseman’s view from East Sooke Regional Park illustrates the restorative power of stepping away from work and into nature. The rugged coastline, evergreen forest, expansive ocean views, and quiet landscape provide an immersive natural setting that contrasts sharply with indoor work environments. Even a short visit to places like this can offer an opportunity to mentally reset