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Get Involved.

There is a place for you in this work, and it starts with showing up exactly as you are

Within The Nest

Join Our Nest Circles

Our peer-led circles are the heart of The Nest.
Show up exactly as you are, and you will be welcomed.

Ways to participate:

  • Attend a Nest Circle

  • Invite a friend

  • Join a Workshop

Volunteer With The Nest

For students who feel called to support climate wellness on campus, we offer gentle, meaningful ways to contribute:

  • Helping host circles or workshops

  • Helping with outreach and tabling

  • Designing posters or digital content

Volunteers receive training in facilitation practices and climate-emotion literacy.

Collaborate With Us

We welcome collaborations with: student clubs, faculty, departments, community organizations, activists, artists, and wellness practitioners.

If you or your group has an idea, we’d love to dream and build with you.

Outside The Nest

Wellness Impact Lab (WIL)

The Nest is rooted in the work of York University’s Wellness Impact Lab, which focuses on climate wellness, health promotion, resilience-building, and community wellbeing.

If you want to go deeper, consider:

  • Joining WIL events

  • Volunteering for WIL projects

  • Participating in climate wellness or health promotion research

  • Getting involved in WIL’s student leadership spaces

WIL is a hub for climate wellness innovation, The Nest is one branch of its growing ecosystem.

Act Within Your Community

Climate wellness includes action that aligns with your values and capacity. You don't need to “do everything”, just what feels sustainable for you.

Ways to get involved locally:

1.Sign Petitions & Support Campaigns

  • Campus sustainability campaigns

  • Local climate justice petitions

  • Community climate policy letters

  • Protecting green spaces in Toronto

  • Youth-led climate networks in Ontario

2. Nature & Stewardship Groups

  • Maloca Community Garden (YorkU)

  • Toronto Nature Stewards

  • Ravine cleanups & park stewardship

  • Climate-focused art collectives

  • Youth environmental networks

Take Personal Action

Action doesn’t always mean advocacy or organizing.
It can be personal and still meaningful:

  • Practice grounding & nervous system regulation

  • Have climate conversations with friends

  • Reflect on your relationship with nature

  • Create art or writing about climate emotions

  • Join our embodied workshops