Sometimes it takes academia a while to catch up with things we ‘know’ at a gut level. Case in point: a recent study published in the International Journal of Health … Read more
January, 2012
Wilderness Therapy Uses Nature to Help People Heal
Many of us have stories about taking solace in nature’s simple beauty, but few realize just how crucial a lifeline it can be. Take the story of 24-year-old Gwen Miller … Read more
Nature and Wildlife Help City of Tucson Connect One Year After Tragedy
The goal is to commemorate, celebrate and commit. This weekend thousands of Tucsonans will gather to do just that while memorializing friends and family lost in the tragic violence on … Read more
The End of the Plastic Bag in Seattle
The Seattle City Council recently voted unanimously to implement a ban on plastic bags in the City of Seattle due to the environmental harm that plastic bags can have and … Read more
Climate Change Costs U.S. Big Time
As NWF has highlighted recently, climate change is turbo-charging our weather and causing increasingly catastrophic thunderstorms, floods, and wildfires. Behind the headlines of these extreme weather events are the real … Read more
Mid-Week Refresh: This Will Have You Running to the Zoo
When I was younger I loved going to the zoo. I would pretend that I had a close friendship with all of the animals; just like Mowgli and Baloo. Although … Read more
El Prometo: A Promise We All Understand
Each year, everyone gets a fresh start and many choose to make a resolution to change their lives for the better. In 2012, President Obama has the opportunity to change … Read more
Eco-Schools USA: Celebrating Last Year’s Accomplishments and Ringing in 2012
We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s … Read more
