Our Forest Life

Emerald Heart Forest School, place-based nature education ♥ Connecting kids & families to nature

09/22/2026

The plan was to make Acorn Ink.

Spontaneously, our afternoon became:

🌻Science experiment . . .
“Can we make golden colored ink?”

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🎨Art exploration . . .
“Now let’s try mixing ink and pencils.”

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💛Kindness practice . . .
“Thanks for your golden words.”

Say ✨YES✨ to a ✨Golden Opportunity✨
to make ✨Golden Moments✨

09/21/2026

Thank you Alliance for Felix Cove and Tule for this nourishing day of community.

We look forward to witnessing the canoe launch!

(a plant who lives in the edges of lakes, rivers, streams)

09/17/2026

Snap. Snap. Summer snapped by. Just like that 🫰🫰 we are back to school.

In Place and I are grateful for the opportunities to share place-centered nature education with children.

Place is our teacher. 🌿🐾🌲🦅🐞
Art making is our pathway. 🎨📝🤸🏿‍♀️👣

09/14/2026

The very best end to summer with family and dear friends. Thank you, Gordlandia & Co, for homemade pizzas with garden grown toppings. Thank you, J & J, for the scrumptious birthday desserts! Ken Otter , you are loved.

08/28/2026

🌿Basking in
Herons
Humpbacks
Cedars
Maples
Eagles
Sword Ferns
Loons
Cat’s-Ears
Water
Water
Water

💚Workshopping with

Pınar Ateş Sinopoulos-Lloyd
Ken Otter
and new friends

🌞Held beautifully by
Hollyhock

💛Thank you, all

In Place

08/18/2026

The Museum of Anthropology at UBC is set on traditional Musqueam territory. It houses First Nations belongings, including massive carved house poles and totem poles.
We went two days in a row. And there is still so much more to experience and to learn.

08/16/2026

Ken Otter took me on a blind date to meet the waters and lands of 🇨🇦

Here are a handful of moments from the date.

What can I say?! I am in love.

☀️
Final photo: print of place-centered art by Nicola North ; taken during dinner at a brewery

08/13/2026

Dear Humpbacks,
Dear Humpbacks,
Can we tell you how we feel?
You have given us such pleasure.
We love you so.

08/08/2026

River spray + Sunlight = Riverbow

A moment of magic

08/07/2026

Come for a walk with us.
But be warned: We will stop every minute or two to admire the light, nibble on a rose hip, or discuss bark.

Ken Otter
🌿 🍃 🌲🌳

Address

Inverness Park, CA
94956

Website

https://www.emeraldheartkids.com/

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