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The arrival of spring is a refreshing welcome sight, and it has our boots – and our spirits – itching to get out and wander around the woods to see which familiar green friends are making their seasonal debut. We’re ready to step into foraging season! This week I’m sharing three of my favorite wild spring edibles to forage in southeast Alaska.

Waterbody is founded on a commitment to celebrating and stewarding our planet. Here’s how we practice these values every day, and how you can too!

I've worked from home for the better part of the last 8 years. These are my tried and true suggestions for finding your flow, and keeping your focus while you work from home.

You don’t need to leave the house to indulge in a luxurious treatment for your skin and body… chances are you’re already well stocked with the necessary makings to create you’re very own home spa experience. 

To see you through the in-between, treat your ears to a playlist fit for deep cleaning the house, hot soaking your bod, garden planning, finishing that knitting project before spring, or lounging about in your fleece pants.

A new year, a new decade, a fresh start for things ahead, and a beautiful time to pause and reflect on all the footsteps, tumbles, leaps, and plunges into the unknown that brought us here. Read on for exciting news of what's to come in 2020!

(From the Journal archives:) These darker days afford us the opportunity to slow our pace and shift our focus inward. When we embrace the cyclical change in season – the dark, the cozy, the heavier days – we can learn to find and connect more with our own light. The darkness can be a great teacher, helping to uncover strengths and parts of ourselves...

Our curated list for the explorers, the nature-lovers, the outdoor enthusiasts; featuring goods from small businesses, fellow Alaskans, independent artists and writers.

The practice of immersing oneself in the world of the woods is well known and regularly practiced for good health in Japan, where it is beautifully referred to as shinrin-yoku, or ‘forest bathing’. Tap into the mind-body benefits of spending time among the trees.

Whatever your pleasure for easing into the changing season, I've created a playlist to match the mood of grey skies, bright foliage, and cozy feels. The perfect soundtrack for knitting your new winter hat, playing spades with friends, or a hot date with the bathtub, wine, and face mask. 

With the warm smell of alder smoke in the air and the steady gurgle of the pressure canner bubbling away on the stovetop, I spent the last weekend salting, smoking, and canning this summer’s catch of king, coho, and sockeye salmon. Like processing any food you’ve caught or grown yourself, smoking and canning fish is truly a labor of love.

This spring Waterbody initiated our Community Give Back Program: 2% of all profits are donated quarterly to our local Parks and Recreation Department to maintain green spaces and help kiddos access outdoor programming.  With your support, this spring and summer’s Community Give Back Program donations funded scholarships for the WPR Summer Recreation Program!