Although nature-based play spaces for children that include plants, trees, and rocks are growing in popularity, there is relatively little empirical evidence to support anecdotal claims that playing ...

Children who spend more time in natural environments have significantly better mental health, according to new research led by the University of Glasgow. The innovative new study, which used GPS and ...

Evelyn Meier was in her element at Clackamette Park in October, fiddling with fallen leaves and sticks that she fashioned to look like an animal or a mathematical sign. “I’m just literally shaving a ...