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How to Make a Bee Bath
You’ll make a splash with local pollinators by placing this watering hole in your garden.
The Benefits of Walking Over Your Lunch Hour
A midday stroll can lift your spirits.
Book Review: Eat Dirt
In his new book, Dr. Josh Axe suggests that learning to eat dirt — literally and metaphorically — could be the best way to repair our microbiota.
Walking in Nature Can Change Your Brain
New research suggests that getting out into nature can help city dwellers — and others — improve their moods.
How to Follow Nature’s Path to Health
By returning to what is natural and fun, we can build a healthy, happy society that co-exists with nature.
Here Comes the Sun: The Benefits of Healthy Sun Exposure
A little bit of sunlight can do a lot of good for your health.
Back to the Garden
Founding editor, Pilar Gerasimo, on the most powerful thing about spending time in nature.
50 Tips for Taking Fitness Outside
Enjoy all the perks — and avoid the pitfalls — of exercising outdoors this summer.
Angela Sun: Explorer
The journalist, documentary filmmaker, and surfer talks about her passions for storytelling and protecting the environment.
Arbor Day: Stand Up for Trees — and the Environment
A modern anecdote to encourage you to be aware of what’s happening in your environment — and take action when needed.
Beyond the Harvest: 5 Ways Gardens Support Your Health
Garden produce provides nutritional benefits, but the very act of digging in the dirt nurtures mind, body, and soul.
Giving Gardens
Giving gardens, a growing phenomenon, provide wellness for corporate employees, food for those in need — with far-reaching ripple effects.
The Critical Role Pollinators Play and What You Can Do to Help
Bees are under attack. Here are some ideas on what you can do to save them.
Walking Trips: Amble On
Walking trips are a reminder that travel isn’t just about where you go; it’s how you get there.
Paddleboarding: The Stand-Up Sport
This surfing-related fitness trend is as close as most of us will ever get to walking on water.
Hiking on Crane Mountain
Digital Initiatives Manager Jamie Martin offers a sneak peek of her glamping adventure in the Adirondacks.
Dirt, Germs, and Other Friendly Filth
For decades, we’ve been a culture obsessed with avoiding germs, but is dirt actually good for our immune system?
How to Hike the Appalachian Trail
Feeling like a nice little 2,000-mile walk? Just one foot in front of the other will get you started down one of the most beautiful, varied and challenging trails in the country.
How Forests Boost Immunity
Studies show that positive immune benefits can last up to a month after a visit to the woods.
Organic Gardening 101
Organic gardening is more than just the products you use.
Tips for Getting Outdoors Despite a Busy Schedule
Yearning to get out into nature, but burdened by your to-do list? Here are some hints for giving yourself some quality time outdoors.