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Grand opening celebration

Explore Hixon Forest guided audio forest bathing walk

The public is invited to a grand opening for a new written and audio guided forest bathing walk on the Hickory Trail in Hixon Forest in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The grand opening will be from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 30, meeting at the Hixon Forest parking lot.  

Signs at seven locations throughout the Hickory Trail include both a short-written guide and long audio guide that are accessible via QR codes. These audio guides allow trail users to listen in as a guide takes them through a forest bathing session as they walk the trail. UW-La Crosse Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy Department and the local organization, Outdoor Recreation Alliance are hosting the event. Palm + Pine Yoga, Root Down Yoga Studio, and Rivertown Dental are the sponsors for this project. 

The self-guided walk is free and allows near and distant community residents to experience the benefits of forest bathing without an on-site guide. Forest bathing is the practice of immersing oneself outdoors while using multiple senses such as sight and touch to reconnect. The practice has been shown through multiple studies to have physiological and psychological health benefits. The idea originated in Japan in the 1980s and has spread internationally. Learn more about forest bathing. 

Learn more about forest bathing.

Related campus initiatives

Wellness Greater La Crosse community

When

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  • 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023

Where

Hixon Forest Parking Lot

Hixon Forest Parking Lot

Contact

For questions about this event or to request disability accommodations , contact Namyun Kil at 608.785.8214 or nkil@uwlax.edu.

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