Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. maxbelchenko via Shutterstock Being cooped up in four walls is about as good for you as you’d imagine. Here’s where nature walks ...

Children today spend more hours than ever in front of screens, whether for school, entertainment, or social interaction. While technology offers many benefits, it often comes at the cost of time spent ...

Want to stop feeling so lonely? Walking in nature can be an effective salve for your mental health, Scandinavian researchers ...

With every step on the trail, fallen leaves crinkle underfoot. The path follows a stream, rushing and burbling over smooth, gray stones, while a breeze rustles the branches overhead. Now compare that ...

This October, I will be speaking at the Maryland Outdoor Recreation Summit, and I am grateful to be home, showing Baltimore how outdoor experiences can reshape our health, confidence and community. I ...

AS EACH SEASON changes, I like to take a slow, deliberate, dogless walk around our property’s perimeter trail and just observe. So I did that this past week with the winter solstice beginning just as ...

PINE GROVE — A calm, blue sky overlooking a chilly green creek. Sawed-off icicles latching onto frigid bushes. Sunlight poking through the branches of barren pine trees. These were a few of the images ...

Free Nature Walks of Elings Park are returning for the third year with a slate of new topics about the 230-acre park’s biodiversity. Led by Santa Barbara Botanic Garden experts, the guided walks begin ...

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On preserved land in Cold Spring Harbor, a groundhog burrowed amid brown and brittle wildflowers Saturday afternoon. An onlooker pointed out a red-tailed hawk perched on bare branches. This was "a ...