Question of the Week: What’s your favorite place out in the environment?
Relaxing in your backyard. Hiking in a national park. Birding in a wetland. We all have a favorite place where we go to connect with nature. June is Great Outdoors Month. What’s your favorite place out...
View ArticleDon’t Let Pests Spoil Your Outdoor Activities
As it starts to get warmer across the U.S. mainland, we’re beginning to plan more outdoor activities or just think of new ways to communicate with nature in the great outdoors. Whether it’s gardening,...
View ArticleTire Crumbs on our Playgrounds
When I was younger I lived only a few blocks away from a large playground. I used to go there with my family and friends to do the ‘usual’ playground activities: run, swing, race the boys on the monkey...
View ArticleCHILDHOOD OBESITY PART II: Staying Active
Every morning I walk through the lobby of my apartment building, passing a group of kids who are waiting for the school bus. What are they doing as they wait? They aren’t talking to or playing with one...
View ArticlePregunta de la Semana: ¿Qué tipo de planes al aire libre tiene para disfrutar...
La primavera ha comenzado (al menos meteorológicamente hablando), los días empiezan a ser más largos y cálidos. Esta nueva temporada nos ofrece mucho, inclusive la habilidad para salir al aire libre a...
View ArticleQuestion of the Week: What Outdoor Plans Have You Made to Enjoy Your...
Spring has sprung (at least meteorologically), the days will be getting longer and warmer. This new season offers much for many of us, including the ability to get outdoors to exercise and play, visit...
View ArticleEPA @40: Tell Us Your Story
By Melissa Toffel I knew one thing growing up as a kid: I loved being outdoors. While other kids struggled with what they were going to major in, I just knew I was going to learn more about the...
View ArticleA Fresh Start
By Lina Younes On the first morning of the New Year, I was taking my dogs out for their morning walk. There was a vigilant cardinal chirping away from a tree top watching our every move. I was...
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