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...

As one scientist puts it, we can now assume that just as children need good nutrition and adequate sleep, they may very well need contact...

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...

Due to budget cuts, my 5th grade class didn't get to go to outdoor school. To this day I feel like I missed out. At the time, my sadness...

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...

"Decoding the human genome was impressive. The internet has been transformative. Big data are amazing. But a child playing in the woods?...

In his 2005 book, Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv defined Nature Deficit Disorder - the lack of nature education and outdoor...

Fall is a wonderful time in the parks. Not only are the leaves changing, but the air is growing crisp and calls out for a quick run,...

Start them young….Sesame Street has teamed up with the National Parks Foundation and the National Park Service to get kids excited about...