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Environmental Defense Fund. In stressful times, nature can help

Author: Cathy Cassata, May 22, 2025

The homebody's guide to connecting with nature

Published: April 03, 2023

Movement Aims to Reconnect Children With Nature

Author: Katie O' Connor, December 22, 2022

Here’s why doctors across the US are prescribing a day in nature for good health

Author: Austin Williams, May 12, 2022

Why Doctors Are Prescribing Nature Walks

Author: Jillian Mock, April 27, 2022 

New York Times. A New C.D.C Story 

Published May 26, 2021

Anderson Cooper learns about the Healing Power of Nature

Published: March 30, 2021

COVID-19 is no longer an excuse to stay inside: Here's what to know about outdoor safety

Author: Joel Shannon, March 13, 2021

Transmission of respiratory illnesses outdoors ‘definitely happens’ but less than indoors

Author: Caitlyn Stulpin, December 08, 2020

The Clinical Case for Nature: the Center for Nature and Health

Author: Ling Woo Liu, August 13, 2020 

Meet Dr. Nooshin Razani, Pediatrician and Researcher at the Center for Nature and Health at UC San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Published: November 11, 2019

Outdoors for All

Author: Richard Louv, May 07, 2019 

Nature Offers Health Benefits, and Brain Research Helps Explain Why

Author: Alison Hawkes, January 01, 2017

Doctor’s Orders: More Outdoor Time For Kids

Author: Sharol Nelson-Embry, June 20, 2014

 

 

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