We often hear about how social media stokes division and removes us from human contact. But my favorite app brings us closer to nature — and each other.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — When Mercy M’fon moved to the Pacific Northwest several years ago, they saw a need among Oregon’s vast and beautiful wild spaces. As someone who loves spending time in nature, ...

Before love was texted, typed, and timestamped, it was whispered on the wind and carved into trees. The more-than-human world served as witness to love’s first unfolding—under open skies, beneath ...

Nature inspires a sense of awe and can actually reduce cortisol levels, the hormone responsible for stress. (Getty Images) You know that feeling after a day spent doing a favorite activity at the ...

Jessica Eise receives funding from the National Science Foundation to explore how to create enduring change in environmental public behavior to support actions that will effectively address climate ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Kids can be tethered to their phones and video games nowadays, and much of it takes place inside at home. But a Brevard County program aims to get them out the door and to “be ...

Like many parents across the United States, I recently reviewed our school district's plans for the upcoming school year. For us, it’s a mixture of mostly remote learning with a little (optional) ...

Dr. John Slater's love of the great outdoors led him to a summer job at Glacier National Park, a home in Arkansas and adventures all over the country. Slater, 80, retired in 2011 after a long career ...

Paraphrasing Louv, nature schoolteacher Angela Garcia notes, “America is completely deficient in Vitamin N: Vitamin Nature.” Garcia is the co-director of True Roots Nature School Program, a Santa Cruz ...