“Hiking to Experience the Restorative Power of Nature” Class Offered this Fall
Hiking on the Appalachian Trail near “Beauty Spot” in Tennessee (USA) Photo by Mark Ellison Emerging research is revealing that hiking in...
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Jun 2, 20132 min read
Four Days Exploring Cutting Edge Forest and Nature Research
Qing Li and Mark Ellison hosting the first North American INFOM meeting. Researchers, educators and practitioners interested in nature,...
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May 25, 20131 min read
The Nature and Health Bookshelf
There are several recently published books that I recommend for an enhanced understanding of the connections between nature and health....
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May 11, 20132 min read
Will Living in a Greener Urban Setting Make You Happier?
A well-known song encourages us to “don’t worry, be happy.” When it comes to living in cities, we better worry about the quality of our...
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Apr 27, 20133 min read
A Post Earth Day Self Assessment: How Connected to Nature Are You?
Wildflowers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (North Carolina, USA) Photo by Mark Ellison The roots of the first Earth Day in 1970...
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Apr 13, 20137 min read
A Summer Planting Trees is Transformational for University of Ottawa Student
Laura Miller, a junior at the University of Ottawa (Canada) discovered a passion for the natural environment working as a tree planter...
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Mar 31, 20133 min read
Big City Living Harms the Brain
A recent article in Scientific American explores new research that indicates living in cities has significant negative implications for...
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Mar 24, 20132 min read
Utilizing Hiking Meetings to Spark Organizational Innovation
Why is it that when organizations meet to share information or brain storm, they often go into a room, shut the door and sit around a...
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Mar 19, 20131 min read
Nature in the News: Vis Medicatrix naturae: does nature “minister to the mind”?
Eva Selhub, MD and Alan Logan, ND, authors of Your Brain on Nature, explore how nature ministers to the mind in an article titled Vis...
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Mar 11, 20134 min read
A Nature Prescription for an Epidemic of Incivility and Violence
We are bombarded with examples of extreme incivility and violence in our society seemingly on a daily basis: mass murders in schools,...
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Feb 26, 20132 min read
Environmental Education for Physicians and other Healthcare Providers
As our environment continues to be degraded, impacting human health, physicians and other healthcare providers need to be knowledgeable...
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Feb 12, 20131 min read
Announcing the North American Chapter of the International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine
The Board of the International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine (INFOM) in Tokyo, Japan recently approved a North American chapter...
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Feb 5, 20133 min read
Using Wilderness Therapy to Enhance the Quality of Life for Homeless People
Wilderness therapy has been used for personal growth, rehabilitation, education, and leadership development. Street-To-Trail (STT), a...
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Jan 30, 20132 min read
Nature Research in the News: Hiking Meetings & How Trees Impact Health
Sitting is the Smoking of Our Generation (Nilofer Merchant, Harvard Business Review) Nilofer Merchant writes recently in the Harvard...
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Jan 2, 20132 min read
What Green Can Do for Public Health
Public health issues that we currently grapple with such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and other diseases require billions...
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Nov 23, 20125 min read
An Interview with Forest Medicine and Shinrin Yoku Researcher Dr. Qing Li
Dr. Qing Li at the birthplace of forest bathing (Photo provided by Q. Li) I recently had the opportunity to interview Qing Li, MD, PhD,...
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Nov 14, 20122 min read
Outside Magazine’s December 2012 Article on “The Nature Cure” Sheds Light on the Emerging Field of F
Outside Magazine’s December 2012 issue includes an in-depth article by Florence Williams entitled “The nature cure: Take two hours of...
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Nov 7, 20122 min read
Time in Nature is the real “Smart Drug” Children Need
Many children and their parents are looking for ways to increase academic performance to prepare for college admission and a future...
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Oct 11, 20122 min read
The Appalachian Trail is a thread of nature nurturing our mental and physical health
The Appalachian Trail (AT) is a 2,184 mile footpath extending from Springer Mountain, Georgia to Mt. Katahdin, Maine. The AT makes...
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Oct 7, 20122 min read
How connected to nature are you at work?
The weather in the fall is beautiful, inviting us outside to savor the crisp air. We often feel refreshed after just a few moments in...
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