A world event and weather cycle that could affect plant and bug life for exampl Summer could have cicadas coming out of the ground and latching to the oak tree and rain could have earthworms coming out of the ground.

gliders tier one two and three built for either faster descent or further distance and durability

the ability to use a grass plank as a boat and your shovel as an oar

The season changing and world events could be done using “science” (trying to avoid any spoilers) as to make seasonal resource gathering less time consuming