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Trail Rx Stop 8 -
​Cropper Overlook on the Highway to Health Trail

Trail Rx Stop 8 ​on the Highway to Health Trail is known as Cropper Overlook. Cropper Overlook is a small wooden deck off of the South Riverside hard surface bike trail, a segment of the Highway to Health Trail. The deck overlooks a small lake in which you can sometimes see river otters play. Your mental health prescription for this Trail Rx stop is below. You may read the invitation, or you may listen to a recording of the invitation. Be sure the volume on your phone or ear buds is turned up so that you can comfortably hear the speaker. After listening to the recording, you may need to stop the Soundcloud application from automatically advancing to another audio file. Perhaps you'll want to take some time after reading or listening to the invitation to reflect or to notice your environment.

Click here for a recording of the following invitation:
Hush my mind, now hush.
Hear the heartbeat of the woods
And the leaves' whisper.

For this Trail Rx Stop, you are invited to notice what you hear. Perhaps you hear the wind filtering through the trees, or a water being playing in the pond. Perhaps if you close your eyes you'll notice sounds that you hadn't noticed with your eyes wide open. What else are you noticing?


Benefits:
In a systematic review of the literature, spending time in nature was found to positively affect the number and activity of five types of immune cells, including those that protect against bacteria, viruses, and even tumor development. These effects have been found to persist for seven to thirty days after the nature exposure (Wen, 2019; Li, 2011). Spending time among the trees can help you fight infection and possibly prevent cancer. 
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​Hartman Reserve Nature Center is dedicated to understanding our environment through education, recreation and community involvement and to stewardship of a unique natural area.
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​Hartman Reserve Nature Center
657 Reserve Drive
Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613
Phone: (319)-277-2187
Fax: (319) 277-4420
NATURE CENTER WINTER HOURS
Monday - Friday: 8 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED
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TRAILS
Open every day from
​sunrise to sunset. Free to use.

OUTDOOR-ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM
The restroom on the south side of the building is open every day from
​sunrise to sunset.
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • HISTORY
    • WHAT WE ARE
    • VISION
    • STAFF
    • OUR PARTNERS
    • CONNECT
  • VISIT
    • NATURE CENTER HOURS
    • TRAILS >
      • TRAIL RX
    • EXHIBITS
  • EDUCATION
    • SCHOOL OF THE WILD
    • FIELD TRIPS >
      • PRE K - KINDERGARDEN
      • 1st - 2nd GRADE
      • 3rd - 4th GRADE
      • 5th GRADE and UP
    • 2ND SUNDAY SPEAKER SERIES
    • EDUCATORS RESOURCES
  • PROGRAMS
    • UPCOMING
    • YOUTH CAMPS >
      • SUMMER CAMPS
    • SPECIAL EVENTS >
      • MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVAL
      • UNDER THE HARVEST MOON
      • WOODLAND WONDERLAND
    • PUBLIC PROGRAM SERIES >
      • FOREST BATHING
  • RENTALS
    • COMMUNITY ROOM
    • BUCKLES BUILDING
    • SNOWSHOES
  • OPPORTUNITIES
    • VOLUNTEER
    • INTERNSHIPS
  • DONATE
    • BRICKS FOR BIRDS