Our storyNature Is Open was founded in 2021 by Bethany Kennedy. Bethany is a Northwest native, avid park user, and parks professional with over 17 years experience in outdoor recreation. The company is headquartered in historic Issaquah, WA.
The Inspiration Bethany has been a resident of Issaquah for over 30 years. With the recent tech boom, she has noticed more people moving to the region, with a higher percentage of foreign-born residents moving to the community. Many new residents are not familiar with the local wildlife, ecosystems, and parks & trails system. Parks are a powerful, and critical amenity in the community and make life better for residents. She founded Nature Is Open to get new residents acquainted with the parks & trail systems, educate users about the ecosystem, inspire people to be more active, and bring diverse populations together to forge new relationships. |
Our Mission and valuesMission
Our mission is to create connections between people, culture, community, and nature through high quality, educational, and inspiring services that are available and open to all. Values Commitment to Service Stewardship Responsibility Collaboration Inclusion Community |
Our philosophyWe are committed to providing the highest level of service and instruction to our community. We focus our efforts on being inclusive and welcoming to all community members, and seek to create shared experiences that empower our customers to take ownership of and steward community parks and trails.
When you choose Nature Is Open, you can expect to receive exceptional customer service from the best educators in the community. We believe that parks and trails education should be accessible to all. This is why we partner with local agencies and community members to offer translated services in most languages. |