Perera, PiumiCumbo, BronwynBidwell, Nicola JVella, KellieWebber, SarahZhang, HuiwenWadley, GregPaay, JeniMorrison, AnnGiraldo, CatalinaCheng, XinFredericks, J2025-12-012025-12-012025-11-28In Proceedings of the 37th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (OZCHI '25). Association for Computing Machinery. pp 876–884. ACM ISBN 979-8-4007-2016-/25/11 https://doi.org/10.1145/3764687.37699399798400720161http://hdl.handle.net/10292/20234As concerns of ecological degradation intensify, digital technologies are increasingly explored for their potential to inspire environmental concern and deepen human-nature relationships. In Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), many nature-focused technologies still reflect deeply extractive anthropocentric views that separate humans from nature. However, there is now growing interest in designing from alternative orientations (e.g., more-than-human approaches and relational ontologies), to move towards more inclusive forms of nature interaction. This paper reports insights from an academic workshop involving HCI researchers and practitioners, who explored these tensions through design activities for diverse nature spaces. We identify key challenges and opportunities for HCI in supporting more meaningful engagements with nature, emphasizing under-explored application areas, and proposing future research directions. We argue that challenging existing temporal and methodological constraints embedded in HCI design processes is essential to fostering reciprocity, to create mutually responsive relationships where human and non-human needs, rhythms, and agencies are acknowledged and respected.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. OZCHI ’25, Sydney, Australia. © 2025 Copyright held by the owner/author(s).https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/46 Information and Computing Sciences4608 Human-Centred Computing33 Built Environment and Design3303 Designhuman-nature relationsdigital technologiesdesign workshopConference ContributionOpenAccess10.1145/3764687.3769939