Hello, Nature

Misha visits one of the best-known bike cities in the US, Portland, to explore bike equity and how it can contribute to a sense of belonging. She meets with Alexis Vazquez and Nanette Beyale, a coupl…

Misha visits her old stomping grounds, Brooklyn, New York, where she meets up with with Alison Desir and Jerry Francois to learn about their experience running while black and how run clubs have help…

Misha attends the most historic marathon in the US  to witness history in the making. For the first time in the Boston Marathon’s 127 years, the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) added a non-binary c…

Misha meets with historian, advocate, and founder of Civil Bikes, Nedra Deadwyler to explore the civil rights history of Atlanta by bike. Digging into Nedra’s personal story, Misha learns not only ho…

Misha explores how nature heals us from childhood to adulthood. She meets with Zotunde Morton and Jessica Oya, two leaders with Oakland Goes Outdoors, a program that increases opportunities for middl…

Misha explores Minneapolis’ tradition as a welcoming city for refugees and learns about how Huellas Latinas, a local hiking club, is building community and finding home through nature.  

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In Chicago, one of the leading cities for the environmental justice movement, Misha explores the Cook County Forest Preserves with Chicago Adventure Therapy (CAT) leader Zorbari Nwidor to talk about …

Misha hikes the secret stairs of Los Angeles, learns about their rich history, and talks to two local advocates who have embraced the stairs to bring nature to the forefront of LA communities.

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In Acadia, Misha starts to put together a more whole picture of America. She learns about sweetgrass from Suzanne Greenlaw, the woman behind Acadia's efforts to tie traditional conservation methods w…

In the Great Smoky Mountains, Misha sees what is possible when Black, Indigenous and people of color are in a positions of power. She takes her first solo hike, making friends with an unlikely cast o…

In Mammoth Cave, Misha learns how important it is to bring what has been buried above ground. She follows ranger Jerry Bransford through the tightest passages of the world’s largest cave system. She …

In Yellowstone, Misha asks what it means to restore a place. She gets stuck in the snow, goes wolf watching, and finds out that we almost lost wolves forever in the park, and how reintroducing them h…

In Glacier, Misha learns about what it means to be indigenous to a place from Derek DesRosier, Tom Rodgers and David Treuer. She learns about the Blackfeet tribe and their experience with Glacier. De…

In Big Bend, Misha learns to see in the dark, instead of running away from it out of fear. She and Jonathan go scorpion hunting, and learn about the creature from scientist Lauren Esposito. She explo…

In Arches, Misha uncovers the pain and the healing power of the land. She listens to the soil crust with Ranger Erik Jensen and the arches with scientist Riley Finnegan and Navajo nation and Hopi tri…

Misha gets on the road to see America, and to tell a new story of our National Parks. When she gets to her first park, Yosemite, she learns about the Chinese and Black history of Yosemite from ranger…