The Nature Connection, Inc. (formerly known as Animals As Intermediaries) brings animal and nature programs to people with limited access to the natural world. Founded over 25 years ago, we connect individuals with nature’s capacity to heal and to teach.

The mission of The Nature Connection is to support the human spirit by offering and building connections between people and the natural world.

AAI has recently changed its name to The Nature Connection. We continue to embrace the words of founder Sarah Seabury Ward, "We may regard plants as teachers; rocks, rivers, clouds as messengers; and animals as intermediaries."