Wellness Woods
60 Acre Private Nonprofit Nature Park
Open to the Public in PA SGL 35 (2023)
Endless Mountains of Susquehanna County
636 Darrow Rd (Million Dollar Highway)
New Milford, PA 18834
41.905560,-75.703143
An Autonomous, Contemplative, Educational, Alternative, Nature Park Experience Open to the Public
Wellness Woods
Nestled within 8000 pristine acres of PA State Game Lands 35 in the Endless Mountains of Susquehanna County PA, we offer workshops, yoga, meditation, biodiversity, nature art, and other classes; as well as adaptive hiking experiences for forest enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. Roll or hike on our ADA-compliant elevated wheelchair trails (coming in 2023) to our 8th highest peak in the county. Our programs are consistent with the Forest School Association, the International Union of Forest Research Organizations, the American Forest Foundation, and the International Nature and Forest Therapy Alliance Network. Come alone, with family, or with your group to explore our cathartic trails and experience all the flora and fauna our preserve has to offer.
A Word About Us
We are a federally-recognized, tax-exempt, nonprofit organization offering nature wellness experiences that foster and promote ecologcal preservation principles to inspire new generations of users at all recreational levels and abilities to live in harmony with the planet.
Wellness Woods will be open dawn to dusk daily in 2023 thanks to William J. Baker and Relief and Research International. Our day park is a nature preserve intended for educational and meditative purposes. There are many species of wildlife throughout our mountainous forest habitat surrounded by SGL 35, therefore all camping, hunting, fishing, drinking, or food consumption is strictly forbidden.
Cultivating Stewardship
At Relief and Research International, our Wellness Woods nature preserve is dedicated to reducing ecological distances and enhancing preservation ethos through our various initiatives. Whether casual family outings, organized school groups, or senior environmental immersion days; we strive to offer deep ecological knowledge and experiences accessible for all.
Wheel Chair Trails
Our elevated wheelchair trails linking the disabled trails on SGL 35 to the eighth highest peak in the county along our retention pond and riparian buffer, Wellness Woods' lengthy loop for the disabled (and their care takers) will be ADA compliant and the only one of its kind in the county (completed by 2023).
Developing Cooperation and Leadership
Environmental immersion with groups and team leaders help young people develop survival skills and cooperative team work so crucial for wellness and inner harmony.
"The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe around us, the less taste we shall have for destruction."
Rachel Carson, Biologist
and author of 'Silent Spring'
Contact us at Relief and Research International
Write to us at RRI to learn more about our work and find out why we'll need you to volunteer, donate funds or services, host your occasional group, have your one-time special event, or reserve our woods at no or low cost. Thank you for your support !
PO Box 333 New Milford, PA 18834
Relief and Research International
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Original Executive Board composed of Founder and Professor of Environmental Sociology
Lisiunia (Lisa) A. Romanienko, PhD
and Benefactor Environmentalist Bill Baker pictured above before his passing in 2020
