1. 1. Trees and Transition Deena Kara Shaffer & John Hannah January 2015
2. 2. Your moment of awe
3. 3. The Immediate and the Lasting
4. 4. Why Trees and Transition? Why the Woods?
5. 5. A Brief History of Portage Portage 2014 Looking Ahead
6. 6. Portage 2014 The Great Moose Perspective
7. 7. Five Pillars, Potentials, Potencies of Portage
8. 8. Restorative The mind/body/nature connection (Louv, 2012, p. 46-49)
9. 9. Restoring Natural environments turn out to be particularly rich.... (Stephen Kaplan, 1995)
10. 10. ConfidenceandCompetence effects of the outdoor wilderness experience [include] [i]ncreases in self-confidence, self-esteem, independ- ence, autonomy, and initiative(Stephen Kellert, 1998)
11. 11. Transition, Readiness and Community the past has lost its grip and the future has not yet taken definite shape. (Turner, 1992)
12. 12. Biophilia the human search for a coherent and fulfilling existence is intimately dependent upon our relationship to nature. (E.O. Wilson & Stephen Kellert, 1993).
13. 13. More Wisdom from Great Moose
14. 14. Awe-Based Education: What if ?
15. 15. Challenge and Awe
16. 16. We're not alone in (Louv, 2011, p. 1-2) feeling this hunger.
17. 17. Portage 2014