Our Mission Statement

Back to Our Nature provides an entertaining and mind-broadening experience for kids and their parents to inspire them to explore ways they can be the change the world needs to thrive.

When children learn to better know their authentic selves, when they can see and experience their own creativity and how they are a part of the world, not just on it, when they see the positive impacts of their contributions, they begin to shift how they interact with the world at large, new and innovative ideas are born and our planet benefits.

As their perspective continues to grow in the world, synergy occurs, which results in unpredicted solutions, Climate Change will slow down as we see the advantages of giving back more to the earth than we take.

More About the Series

Hugo, a teenage boy from the year 2054, travels back in time to Fairfield, Iowa in 2024 and shows Amelia, a teenage girl, what the world did to address the climate change predicament that we find ourselves in today. They start the Climate Change Adventure Club and share with others how they can be part of the solution! The show features ideas from the futurist Buckminster Fuller along with entertaining animation and original songs.

About the director

Meet Tamara Belland, our director and creator of the Series!

  • Tamara is a writer, filmmaker, illustrator, fine artist, singer, songwriter, photographer, poet, teacher, improv comedy actor, and comprehensivist.

    Professional Qualifications:

    Tamara Belland has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design (Illustration) from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, 2007

    She received a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (Poetry) from the University of Washington in Seattle, 1989

    In 2019, Tamara attended a 5-Week Filmmaking Workshop at San Francisco Film School and made a short documentary on Climate Change for Kids.

    She has certificates in Screenwriting and Non-Profit Management from University of Washington Professional and Continuing Education.

    Tamara also has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1978.

    She is a certified Parent Effectiveness Training instructor and is skilled in Role Playing.. She has attended Non-Violent Communications workshops as well as Internal Family Systems classes taught by Bonnie Weiss of the IFS Institute. For fun, she attended Second City in Chicago’s Improv Program online in 2022.

    Tamara would like to do more singing in front of audiences which she finds very rewarding!

  • In 2006, I interviewed the environmentalist Lester R. Brown, who at the time was known by some as the guru of the environmental movement. He had just published the book Plan B 2.0 in which he very wisely pointed out to today’s world that “in ignoring nature's deadlines for dealing with … environmental issues we risk the disruption of economic progress” and outlined a comprehensive plan for addressing the predicament we face. I asked him what we as individuals could do to help make a difference. His advice was to write my congressperson, vote, and leave the solutions to industry, corporations, and government. He seemed taken aback at my idea that individuals could or should do something. This didn’t make sense to me because I was aware from my years of research of the futurist Buckminster Fuller that as people work together, synergy is created, which can be much more powerful and effective than change lead by a bureaucracy (or many bureaucracies). Having a burning desire to share these ideas, in 2019 I took a 5-week filmmaking workshop at San Francisco Film School and started this project.

    I created this show for our kids. Children enjoy working and playing together. They usually have less “baggage” than adults. Their thinking doesn’t fall into the traditional siloes of political ideology. Back to Our Nature teaches tools that kids can use to create positive change in the world. This show doesn’t focus on the problems surrounding climate change but instead offers a change in perspective. As children grow, I want them to know that they have more options than what our generation(s) believe we had. Our most innovative solutions are waiting to be discovered by curious minds, working together with synergy on their side.

  • Some people believe that climate change will bring more economic opportunities for things like growing crops as the world warms, which is probably true. Some believe that the polar ice caps melting will enable more trade as ships can more easily transport goods on a more direct route through the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic. But despite the potential advantages, upsetting the balance of nature carries a high price.

    I believe that even with the dangers that lie ahead, climate change can serve as a catalyst for people to awaken to their authentic selves and be able to do something to contribute to solutions to these challenges. Much is at stake as our climate begins to change more and more rapidly, but we have an opportunity to create synergy with one another and move forward in a way fosters community and creates a world better than we had before.

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