Emerald Mountain Sanctuary
Welcome To
Emerald
Mountain Sanctuary
Our 58-acre property is sacred space: a cathedral of green tree tops overhead, a soft carpet of grasses, wildflowers, and mosses to walk and lie on, the eternal symphony of birds and insects, wind rustling through leaves; the hay scent of grasses warmed in the summer sun, the honest smell of forest soil after a spring rain, the perfumes of locust blossom, honey suckle, and wild rose that mark the seasons.
Leave your busy life behind, give yourself unhurried time to come back to Nature and back to your Self. Here you can breathe, rest, wander, dream, play, recuperate, de-stress, envision, find yourself again, and feel the heartbeat of the earth.
Watch the Wildlife
Watch abundant wildlife: deer, rabbit, fox, coyote, bear, raccoon, opossum, ground hog, insects, a large variety of song birds as well as hawk, kestrel, and bald eagle.
Wander the Trails
Find wild flowers including edible and medicinal wild plants as you explore the trails leading through the meadows and forest.
About
Annette Naber, Ph.D.
Originally from Germany, Annette has lived in the US for over 40 years and has traveled extensively. After retiring from a career as a clinical psychologist in the Washington DC area, she now offers foraging classes, guided forest bathing tours, and nature reconnection retreats. Tending to her organic gardens, she continues to study traditional ways of growing and preparing foods, using plants for culinary, medicinal, and cosmetic purposes. She also keeps nurturing a small native plant sanctuary to support bio-diversity on her land. Her interest and experience in holistic living are inevitably interwoven through all of her services.
Annette is also a photographer and writer. Many of her photographs and photo essays are featured on her Substack blog. Her first book, Seasons of a Wild Life, was published in 2024. Learn more on her author website. Her second book (with co-author Keith Carson), Growing Native Plants in the Virginia Highlands: For Gardeners in Allegheny, Bath and Highland Counties, was published in March 2026 and is available online here (PDF).
Annette is also a photographer and writer. Many of her photographs and photo essays are featured on her Substack blog.
Her first book, Seasons of a Wild Life, was published in 2024. Learn more on her author website.
Her second book (with co-author Keith Carson), Growing Native Plants in the Virginia Highlands: For Gardeners in Allegheny, Bath and Highland Counties, was published in March 2026 and is available online here (PDF).
