b" green spacesHow to be a good neighbor to natureCramp Fit Flyer. It's a real contrast to spending time with phones and computers, which often makes me feel stressed.For his TV show on PBS, America Outdoors, Baratundes producers find people who take care of nature. For instance, he has talked to a family in Minnesota who are breeding trees that can survive in warmer temperatures as the climate changes and becomes hotter.On another episode of his show, Baratunde went fishing for salmon in Idaho with members of the Shoshone-By Fit Flyer staffare our fellow life forms, he says.Bannock tribe. In their origin story, William Cramp Elementary School We depend on them for our sense ofthe salmon helped create them and Yourcommunity and our sense of belonging,helped them survive, he says. So neighbors,and sometimes for food and for ourthey feel like they owe the salmon [and friends, anddefinition of home. should] help the salmon survive. As the relativesrivers have gotten warmer, it's been Getting outdoors can make peopleharder for [the salmon] to do their arent thefeel better mentally and physically. For only ones whoannual salmon run.instance, researchers in Philadelphia Baratunde Thurstonare membersfound that planting more trees andBaratunde says he hopes viewers learn TV host, writer, podcaster, of yourbeautifying vacant city lots led tothat there are many ways to connect and producer community. a reduction in crime, an increase inwith nature: Grow herbs in your Baratunde Thurston says all otherfeelings of safety, and more outdoorkitchen window. Ride a bike. Go to a creatures belong to it, too. socialization and physical activity.park.What affects them affects us, saysSpending time in nature makes meNature, he says, is accessible to all of us, no matter where you live.Baratunde, who is a TV host, writer,feel physically much more vibrant podcaster, and producer. Wereand alive, Baratunde told the William members of natural societies.We should be good neighbors to each other. All of us.Baratunde, who prefers to be called by his first name, fell in love with nature as a child. He biked and went on camping trips and family outings. My mother got me to want to explore nature, but my teachers got me to literally want to learn more about it.He is passionate about the wonders of nature and why it is important to protect it. The animals and plants Page 4 illustrations by Annabelle Ramos, 5th grade, William Cramp Fit Flyer (man walking) | 4B Y K I D S , F O R K I D S | F a l l 2 0 2 4 Yadrien Cardona-Martinez, 5th grade, William Cramp Fit Flyer (beach scene)"