Well, just how are people and nature interconnected?

This relationship is one of the many things Dr. Nicole Lawson studies.

She's an associate professor at Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine.

We met at Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook in Culver City.

looking at key ways that the climate affects your health So heat stroke, for example, you know, asthma and air pollution and, food insecurity, right, due to drought, etc.. Eco anxiety, eco anxiety.

Yeah.

And so especially in the younger populations, underlying anxiety And what's happening to our plane and how are we going to survive.

And so we're looking for ways to acknowledge that and then help people be resilient, nature Nexus Institute or NNI Nature Nexus Institute or NNI is a sponsor of today's nature restoration project.

Stacey Vigallon is the Executive Director of NNI Access to nature space, So access to nature is really important for mental and mental and physical well-being.

having the opportunity to care for the nature space is part of caring for your community.

Now one person who loves to get involved is conservation volunteer Alex Stewart.

It's awesome because especially right now with our current, history unfolding, you can have a certain amount of dread.

But when you come out here, look at the plants, look at the flowers, you're like, whoa.

Like there's something that just clicks in your brain and you realize that everything can be okay.

Well, the message people learn here is simple.

Green spaces are fun and critical resources for our well-being.

We need nature, and nature needs us.

Well, next time we'll meet young peopl turning their passion for nature into a career.

PBS SoCal, I'm Bonnie Boswell.

Bonnie Boswell reports is brought to you by the California Wellness Foundation.