Biologist Kathy Willis spoke to Live Science about how touching wood makes us calmer, why looking at a picture of a savanna is calming and how walking through a forest changes our gut microbes.

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Forest bathing, a Japanese practice of immersing oneself in nature, is gaining popularity as a stress reliever. It involves ...

Elizabeth Mills of Willow Street and Shannon Zimmerman of Manheim Township have both undergone training and are certified ...

The Nordic countries offer unique wilderness experiences with opportunities to encounter wildlife, forage for wild foods and ...

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This is one in a continuing series of educational columns about fostering environmental stewardship and leadership coordinated by ACES — The Alliance of Climate and Environmental Stewards.

Forest bathing is based on scientific evidence that time spent in nature is good for you. The term emerged in the 1980s from ...

Forest bathing or forest therapy is the latest global wellness trend, and scientists understand all the more about its ...

US Forest Managers Finalize Land Exchange With Native American Tribe in Arizona CAMP VERDE, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. forest managers have finalized a land exchange with the Yavapai-Apache Nation that ...

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