Students are provided the opportunity to use America’s national parks as case studies for environmental issues and tough conversations in this course.
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You may have seen contestants on reality shows like “Survivor” make fire using friction, but do you know the physics behind the process?
Students learned not just a practical outdoor skill, but how to explain what they were learning to curious observers.
Botanizing is the practice of observing and appreciating plant life. Two plant scientists explain how it benefits people and the planet.
Founded in 1959, the membership group Trout Unlimited has changed the culture of fly-fishing and mobilized members to support conservation. Could its approach work for other social problems?
Involving youth in promoting health in schools can catalyze students’ ability to bring about positive change. On International Youth Day and year round, more adults could lift up youth voices.
Numerous studies indicate exercise as an effective treatment for people with existing depression and other mental illnesses, and exercising in nature can further improve mental well-being.
Taking your physical activity outside comes with added benefits. Here are ways to pursue your fitness goals outdoors, even in the middle of a Canadian winter.
Even babies who are not yet standing or walking get lots of benefits from active movement – but most infants aren’t getting enough physical activity.
Planning outdoor early learning and child care has implications for training and recruiting educators as well as for planning, developing and funding physical spaces.
Even if you don’t have a garden, there are still ways you can benefit and connect with the nature on your doorstep.
Conservation or copper? A proposed mine in northern Minnesota pits industrial jobs against a thriving outdoor economy.
Research that measures the public mood based on Twitter posts shows that it’s currently at its lowest point in a decade. One exception: when people visit parks and green spaces.
For children, getting outdoors helps to aid their exploration of the world – it’s how they learn best.
Research shows children who go camping do better at school and are healthier and happier.
If worshippers congregate outside amid coronavirus fears, it wouldn’t be unprecedented. Early settlers used outside worship to sanctify colonized land, and slaves relied on it to meet in secret.
A new survey finds that Americans are willing to accept limits on visitors to public lands to reduce crowds, and want staff and visitors to wear masks.
With online learning and social distancing, kids are spending more time staring at screens and less time outdoors. That can put them at higher risk of myopia and serious eye problems in the future.
Beyond buying a fish tank or house plants, there are a number of creative ways to bring nature’s calming effects into your home.
The rise in adventure tourism is prompting a close examination of how to regulate it. But how to regulate risk without killing the adventure?
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Professor of Health Promotion; Scientific Director of the Healthy Populations Institute, Dalhousie University
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Professor in Environmental & Landscape Planning, University of Manchester
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Senior Lecturer in Health Promotion, Leeds Beckett University
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Instructor of Philosophy, Boston University
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W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History, Pomona College
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