Good Nature Travel Blog

  • Conservation

    Face to Face with Gray Whales—And Helping Protect Them with Nat Hab

    Jul 29, 2025 · Emily Goodheart

    Exciting news: Your next trip to see the Great Gray Whales of Baja will help directly fund whale research and conservation efforts in San Ignacio Lagoon! This unique marine ecosystem is located in the Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Nature Play Is Okay, But Messy, Risky Play Is Tricky

    Aug 1, 2023 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Climbing trees, jumping in leaf piles, or simply playing outside is an important part of childhood. Not only are the physical aspects of such activities important, being in nature benefits a child’s mental health and social development. In fact, many early-childhood settings are transforming their outdoor play environments to incorporate more natural elements.

  • Conservation

    Trees: Foundations for Ecosystems and Learning

    May 4, 2021 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Unlike Earth Day, which is celebrated on April 22 every year, Arbor Day is a bit of a moving target. While National Arbor Day is always the last Friday in April, many states observe their Arbor Days on different dates based on the best tree-planting times in their areas.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    The Stickiness of Learning Outdoors

    Feb 12, 2019 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Today, the average American child is by far an indoor creature, spending only four to seven minutes a day in unstructured play outdoors and more than seven hours a day in front of a screen.

  • Conservation

    Why We Should Teach the Next Generation About Conservation

    Jul 27, 2017 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    Conservation Will Protect the World for Future Generations Children are born curious. They are interested and excited to know about the natural world and what happens in it. Most of them are also instinctively drawn to animals, especially small, fluffy, cute ones.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Galapagos—A Natural History Classroom for All Ages

    Feb 4, 2016 · Olaf Malver

    The whole family was already out of their berths at the rapid rise of the equatorial sun, and their six-year-old daughter was on the aft deck, dutifully continuing her outdoor physics experiment.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Nat Hab polar bear trip inspires the world's first interactive polar bear almanac

    Dec 30, 2013 · Natural Habitat Adventures

    Twelve years ago, a Nat Hab polar bear trip inspired an award-winning Manhattan designer to dedicate her life to years of polar bear research leading to the creation of the world’s most comprehensive interactive polar bear almanac for students. The eBook is finally coming to fruition this year with the launch of their Kickstarter campaign!