This Spring, we have so much to celebrate!
The dam is dead, the Source Pond is flowing, and the New York Times Travel sat down with us to explore how nature-based hospitality can, and should, do more than just get wealthy travelers out glamping.
Core to our mission is to combat the trend of disposable hospitality popping up in our most beautiful natural settings. From trailers to glamping and domes to canvas compounds, eco-tourism isn't just about instagram worthy moments for bucket-list trips catering to the upper-class.
It's our belief that people from all walks of life deserve meaningful ways to connect to nature, and strangers, in equal amounts. That to visit a place is only the beginning. True nature-based exploration and hospitality must break the barrier between traveler and destination.
It must blur the line between guest, staff, volunteer, & workshop participant. Between customer and contributor.
It must be a classroom where both guests and land teach and learn.
Sure, it must invite the traveler to find comfort. But in those moments of rest, it begs them to discover curiosity. About our shared ecosystems, wildlife, and the interdependence of it all. About our potential to convert this connection to conservation.
Most importantly, we believe in serving up a blend of REST and REVOLUTION.
Whats the point in traveling the world if you don't take what you learn and put it to work. In your own home, neighborhood, wilderness, and more.
It's a tall order to serve up an experience like this. And while we have a long way to go, we're committed to help this community weave it all together one restful night in nature after another.
Read the full piece featuring our community at Maple along with a few other inspiring places drawn to the same intention by clicking here.
Thanks Lauren Matison for the storytelling!