Neal Boling is the station manager for KHQ and a member of the Spokane Parks Foundation's marketing committee. A few years ago, Neal...

I know, I know. The snow is still covering much of the trails around here. The ice is still coating a lot of trail parking lots. And what...

Just picture it...you're having the most Monday of all Mondays. Your stress levels are through the roof, with clients needing this by...

"Health data shows that as little as 30 minutes of walking a day cuts the incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease in half, lowers the likelihood...

The Surgeon General recently released a call to action - Step it Up! - encouraging everyone to walk more. "Walking is one of the easiest...

This is a terrific article on the role that parks play in public health - from the standpoint of a health administrator. This article...

It’s ironic that time outside during the school day has been reduced to allow more time for standardized test preparation when it’s that...

The Centers for Disease Control estimates that 17% of children in the United States are obese. From 1980 to 2008 the obesity rate TRIPLED...

Decoding the human genome was impressive…But a child playing in the woods? That simple, time-honored image is at once magical, and...

There are SO MANY reasons that we need parks. But the health and future wellbeing of children is chief among them. Lately there has been...