The WIld Cypress

16/03/2026

Pretty cool to see this pic on our hometown news featuring The WIld Cypress at the Wildflowers Music Festival!!!

[id: Summer laughing, holding a puppet turtle, behind them is a Shuttle bus as a festival booth]

12/03/2026

Join CorpsTHAT and The Wild Cypress for a Wilderness First Aid course taught entirely in American Sign Language.
DATE: March 30-31, 2026
LOCATION: Hawthorne, FL
This two-day, hands-on course taught in American Sign Language by Deaf Instructor is designed to help you prepare for the unexpected in outdoor settings. Whether you work in the outdoors, interpret in outdoor or conservation settings, recreate on short trips, attend or staff wilderness camps, or enjoy weekend adventures with family and friends, this training is for you.

This two-day, hands-on course is designed to help you prepare for the unexpected in outdoor settings. Whether you work in the outdoors, interpret in outdoor or conservation settings, recreate on short trips, attend or staff wilderness camps, or enjoy weekend adventures with family and friends, this....

11/03/2026

We are partnering up with CorpsTHAT to offer Wilderness First Aid Certification training in ASL at our Homestead in Melrose/Hawthorne, FL. Check out for more information!

Looking to get your Wilderness First Aid certification? Join us for an other in-person certification course taught in ASL through Base Medical on March 30th - 31st at the Wildflowers Meadows Homestead in Hawthorne, FL.

This course is hosted in partnership with Wild Cypress and will be taught by our Field and Logistics Director, Sam (Marlo) Bragg.

Registration $250 for the general public. During the course Lodging available on the Wildflowers Meadows Homestead- link and details on the course registration page.

Register today before spots fill up!

https://corpsthat.org/events/event-wfa-training-corpsthat-wildcypress

Flyer Description:
A black and white photo on the left side of the flyer is looking down as three people sit cross legged signing as first aid kits and supplies are laid out on the ground around them. Text in white and yellow with a black background reads:
Join CorpsTHAT and Wild Cypress for a Base Medical
Wilderness First Aid Certification - Taught in American Sign Language
March 30th - 31st 8am - 5pm in-Person | Hawthorne, FL
Course Pricing: General Public: $250; Sea Turtle Cohort Participants: $200 (special reduced rate)
During the course Lodging available on the Wildflowers Meadows Homestead
Bottom of the flyer has Base Medical, CorpsTHAT and The Wild Cypress logos.

27/02/2026

12 Deaf Nature Therapy Guides, trained by The WIld Cypress and Association of Nature and Forest Therapy are coming to Florida to offer a 🌳 Community Forest Bathing Walk
📍 Princess Place Preserve | Palm Coast, FL
🗓 March 28 - 3:30-6:00pm
💲 Free Community Event

Join us under the oak trees at Princess Place Preserve for a Deaf-led community walk rooted in connection, presence, and expressive language play.

🌿 Gentle guided walk
🌿 Invitations to engage with Nature
🌿 Community sharing
🌿 Expressive language play

Both hearing and deaf welcome. Signing is not required, just come with an open heart/mind.

This is a free community event, and all are welcome.

Reserve your spot here:
👉 https://www.thewildcypress.com/event-details/community-forest-bathing-walk

Come walk with us.

26/02/2026

Darling, you forget. We aren't alone. We are not separate. We are embedded. Interconnected by Nature. Read our review of the Nature Embedded Mind by Julie Abrams

Feeling that gentle tap on the shoulder from the Forest.Through a simple Google search for “forest therapy,” the publisher of The Nature Embedded Mind found our website and reached out, asking if I would read and review the book.At the time, I was moving through a season of loneliness. Strugglin...

25/02/2026

Just us. Out in Nature. Being authentic. Authentically ourselves.

24/02/2026

Hooray!!!! Many of you asked when there will be a Nature Retreat? It's official! We're doing it at Aspen Camp of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing this coming September! Can't wait!

SAVE THE DATE!
Registration opens soon — save the date for our Holistic Nature Retreat.

Join us September 3–7, 2026 in Snowmass, Colorado for a powerful long weekend of balance, renewal, and connection at Aspen Camp.

We are proud to collaborate with The Wild Cypress and Bouquet of Basil Herbals to bring you an enriching experience rooted in holistic wellness and plant wisdom.

This retreat is designed to nourish your body, mind, and soul through:
• Holistic nutrition
• Forest bathing & yoga
• Nature therapy
• Sacred herbalism workshop
• Eco art crafting
• Sustainable, spiritual, and interrelated community

Set on Aspen Camp’s beautiful mountain campus, this experience invites you to slow down, reconnect with nature, and reconnect with yourself.

More information: https://aspencamp.org/nature-holistic-retreat/

Adventure awaits — in a new way.

23/02/2026

🌼 We are deeply honored to welcome our dear neighbors and friend Summer Crider (), into the heart of WildFlowers this year. 🦋
  
🌿🍂🌾 🦋 At Wild Cypress, we perceive deafness as a gift — a heightened way of perceiving the world. They remind us that music, nature, and connection are felt in more ways than sound alone. At WildFlowers, that spirit of inclusion and embodied experience matters.

Together, we’re creating meaningful moments of accessibility, expression, and connection throughout the festival.

Here’s what you’ll find:

🐢 The Turtle Shuttle
Their beloved bus will be parked in the vendor area as a welcoming hub. Stop by to learn about ASL classes, nature-based workshops, and the heart-centered work they cultivate right here in Melrose. (And yes… the Turtle Shuttle is for sale if you’ve been dreaming of a home on wheels.)

🌿 Family Workshop: Listening Without Words
A joyful, high-energy session where children and families explore communication beyond speech through animal embodiment games, expressive movement, and playful ASL. Expect teamwork, empathy, and lots of laughter — all without relying on spoken words.

🌳 Forest Bathing Experience
A one-hour immersive journey beneath the oaks. Slow down. Breathe deeply. Experience guided sit-spot reflection and a tea ceremony honoring the land and the subtle ways nature speaks.
And… we may even have a little surprise in store before the weekend is over. 🎶

Come and see what it is!
This partnership reflects what WildFlowers is truly about — community, accessibility, reverence for nature, and creating spaces where everyone belongs.

🚐Come visit the Shuttle booth.
🤟Learn a few signs.
🌴Connect with nature in a new way.
Find full details at the link in our bio.

23/02/2026

We are deeply honored to welcome our dear neighbors and friends Summer Crider and Mario Essig of The WIld Cypress, into the heart of WildFlowers this year. 🌿

This couple, both Deaf and fluent in ASL, perceives deafness as a gift — a heightened way of perceiving the world. They remind us that music, nature, and connection are felt in more ways than sound alone. At WildFlowers, that spirit of inclusion and embodied experience matters.

Together, we’re creating meaningful moments of accessibility, expression, and connection throughout the festival.

Here’s what you’ll find:

🐢 The Turtle Shuttle
Their beloved bus will be parked in the vendor area as a welcoming hub. Stop by to learn about ASL classes, nature-based workshops, and the heart-centered work they cultivate right here in Melrose. (And yes… the Turtle Shuttle is for sale if you’ve been dreaming of a home on wheels.)

🌿 Family Workshop: Listening Without Words
A joyful, high-energy session where children and families explore communication beyond speech through animal embodiment games, expressive movement, and playful ASL. Expect teamwork, empathy, and lots of laughter — all without relying on spoken words.

🌳 Adult Forest Bathing Experience
A one-hour immersive journey beneath the oaks. Slow down. Breathe deeply. Experience guided sit-spot reflection and a tea ceremony honoring the land and the subtle ways nature speaks.

And… we may even have a little surprise in store before the weekend is over. ✨ Come and see what it is!

This partnership reflects what WildFlowers is truly about — community, accessibility, reverence for nature, and creating spaces where everyone belongs.

👉 Come visit the booth.
👉 Learn a few signs.
👉 Connect with nature in a new way.

Find full details at the link in our bio. 🌾🦋

21/02/2026