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On this week’s episode of Inside Appalachia, we are taking a much-needed break from the news. We’ll explore ways we can continue to stay connected with…
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For friends, Becka, Holly and Katie, findings spaces where they feel safe to speak, act and think the way they want can be hard to find. Getting outdoors,…
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Studies have found that American millennials lead the country in pet ownership, fueling the $69 billion pet industry — an industry that has grown three…
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One recent evening at Blackwater State Park, naturalist Paulita Cousins was leading about two dozen visitors on a night hike by the lake.“When it’s dark…
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In the 1980s, some people in Japan developed a concept called Shinrin-yoku, also known as forest bathing or forest therapy. The idea is simple — natural…
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About ten years ago, the National Park Service noticed that fewer kids and families were using the parks. And they wanted to change that. So in 2009, they…
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A little over a decade ago, a psychologist named Richard Louv coined the term “Nature Deficit Disorder,” meaning that human beings, especially children,…