When we think of nature play, we envision children swinging from trees, decorating mud pies with gum nuts, and delving through creek beds. But nature play must be more than this and needs to cater to ...

Climbing trees, making mud pies, or simply playing outside, parents and educators know that being in nature is an important part of every childhood. But when it comes to messy or risky play, it's a ...

While nature play infrastructure grows, new research from Australia shows that teachers also need a knowledge-boost on how to best link nature play areas to the curriculum and children's learning.

Nature education is a form of pedagogy that is currently gaining speed, especially given the lack of outdoor stimuli that children experience on a daily basis, as well as rising environmental concerns ...

Fenner Conservancy has officially opened the Fenner Nature Play-Scape at Sycamore Creek.

Possum Creek MetroPark nature play area recently underwent an expansion, adding a dry creek bed with water source. PHOTO BY SOPHIA DAUGHERTY Best of Dayton: Who has the best pizza? Here are the ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - “Get outside and play” is a phrase most of us heard as kids and some probably still do. But, more families nowadays are swapping the outdoors for screens. According to the Mayo ...

Nearly seven centuries ago, the poet we know as Petrarch, a hero of the early Italian Renaissance, scaled a minor Western alp. So the story goes. Even if he wasn’t the first to ascend Mont Ventoux as ...

DENVER (KDVR) — After breaking ground on a four-acre multi-sensory natural play experience in City Park in January 2023, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science has revealed when the area will be open ...

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to ...