Ben Kielesinski is up a tree.
In a sense, they are.
The video, originally posted in January, has racked up more than 14 million views.
Kielesinski has been making TikToks like this one since August 2020.
And then providing the answer: “Too bad, you’re coming.”
There’s certainly an appetite for being out in nature.
In 2019, national parks in the US saw more than 327 million visits.
Yet not everyone has easy access to the outdoors.
Keith Paluso, who goes by Ranger Keith on TikTok, is a park ranger in the Memphis area.
“I instantly got more feedback on it than I ever did playing music,” he says.
We’re going to let the world be whatever it is."
For Paluso, birding is a mindfulness practice he can share with others.
It can also be about filling your stomach.
She can turn acorns into vegan-friendly bacon or maitake mushrooms into steak and soups.
Education is important to other nature-based TikTokers, too.
Kayleigh Grant, 34, foundedKaimana Ocean Safariwith her husband in Kona, Hawaii.
Normally, she does public outreach, including educational programs, but the pandemic put a stop to that.
For the first year, her account didn’t get much attention.
It has more than 90,000 views.
But that’s not the case.
Back in Vancouver, Kielesinski says most places he goes for videos are within about 20 minutes.
The whole point of the nature video is to be out in nature."
