Meet your guide…

Restore Our Nature Forest Bathing is based in Portland, Oregon, on land first tended to by the Kalapuya and Chinookan peoples (amongst other Indigenous tribes whose descendants are still here), where the mighty Columbia River meets the Willamette Valley and greenspaces abound.  

Laura Lindberg Reda is a certified forest guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy who supports modern day, stressed-out humans in improving their mind-body health and overall wellness through forest bathing walks (aka forest therapy) to connect with the land and other living beings.

As the founder of Restore Our Nature LLC, Laura is passionate about the healing effects of connecting and consciously interacting with nature. She believes forest bathing is a practice everyone can benefit from as part of life’s journey. Restore Our Nature promotes this spirit of engagement through guided forest walks to help restore our own unique internal human nature, while also inspiring acts of reciprocity to restore our nature spaces through conservation education and land rehabilitation consultations.

A life-long naturalist, Laura grew up in the Midwest tree climbing, camping, and rock collecting. Her experiences with outdoor education and youth adventure programs were foundational in developing her leadership and survival skills and love of nature. After graduating from Northwestern University and moving to the Pacific Northwest, Laura has spent much of her time during the last 20+ years volunteering for land stewardship events in her local watershed, working on her own backyard restoration project, and, since 2021, leading forest bathing events in and around Portland, Oregon.

For over two decades, Laura has also maintained a career in the legal industry, working on complex, high-stakes, and high-stress corporate matters, an ongoing experience which has made her time connecting with nature all the more essential. Laura understands firsthand the restorative benefits of unplugging and spending time outdoors, and she seeks to share this gift with others in ways they can incorporate into their own everyday life.