Below you can find many links to the resources we used and further reading for anyone interested in learning more about the relationship between nature and wellness.
Engaging with Community and the Outdoors
- Outdoor Afro
- Latino Outdoors
- The Venture Out Program – LGBTQ+ in the Outdoors
- Conservation Corps
- Conservation Corps -Ancestral Lands
Activities & Lesson Plans
- Celebrate Urban Birds Kit
- AgforKids-Online Games about Plants
- K-12 Lessons and Activities to Engage with
- BirdsPeep and the Big Wide World — Preschool-level curriculum
- K-12 Lesson Plans for Environmental Education
- NYS Department of Conservation – Educational Resources
- Natural Inquirer
- NASA – STEM at Home
- FSNatureLIVE: Distance-Learning + Webcasts and Lesson Plans
- Plant Games (In Spanish)
- Plant and Flower Games (In Spanish)
- Audubon for Kids! (In Spanish)
- Educational Resources About Nature (In Spanish)
- Nature Lessons for Every Day of the Year (In Spanish)
- 20 Educational Resources for Learning About Natural Sciences (In Spanish)
- 6 resources to Practice Environmental Education (In Spanish)
- Resources for the Environment (In Spanish)
Healthy Bodies & Healthy Minds in Nature!
- Resources on Physical Activity – CDC
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin D – MedlinePlus
- Benefits of Moderate Sunlight
- The Benefits of Exercising Outdoors
- Walking – CDC
- Park, Trails, and Health Resources – CDC
- Spend Time Outside to Improve ADHD Symptoms
- Benefits of Forest Bathing-NYS Department of Conservation
- Resources and Materials on Physical Education (In Spanish)
- 15 Resources for Physical Education (In Spanish)
- NIH Vitamin D (In Spanish)
- 10 Benefits of Sunbathing for Our Health (In Spanish)
- Benefits of Sunbathing (In Moderation) (In Spanish)
- Benefits of Walking (In Spanish)
- How to Get the Most Benefit from Walking (In Spanish)
- Nature to Improve ADHD Symptoms (In Spanish)
- Nature Benefits Attention for Those With HDHD (In Spanish)
- Mental Health Benefits of Nature (In Spanish)
- 5 Benefits of Interacting With Nature (In Spanish)
Books on Wellness and Nature!
- The Nature Fix:Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative.– Florence Williams
- Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Kids from Nature Deficit Disorder – Richard Louv
- Sharing Nature: Nature-Based Activities for all Ages– Joseph Cornell
- Vitamin N- 500 Ways to Enrich Health and Happiness of your Family and Community – Richard Louv
Scientific Literature *
- Natural Environment and Mental Health
- The Cognitive Benefits of Interacting with Nature.
- Impact of Nature on Human Cognitive Function and Mental Health
- Urban-Nature Benefits: Psycho-Social Dimensions of People and Plants
- Nature Experiences: Readings and References on Human Benefits from Nature
- Healthy Nature Healthy People: ‘contact with nature’ as an Upstream Health Promotion Intervention for Populations
- Benefits of Sunlight: A Bright Spot for Human Health
- The Great Outdoors: How a Green Exercise Environment Can Help All
- Spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with health and wellbeing
- 10 Ways to Relax in Nature and Stress less – American Heart Association
- Growing Up in Greener Neighborhoods Can Have Benefits – IS Global
- More Nature, Less Crazies – National Geographic (In Spanish)
- How Nature Can Better Our Mental State (In Spanish)
- Health Benefits of Nature – All You Need Is Biology (In Spanish)
- Together With Nature – Children & Nature Network (In Spanish)
- Culture and Cognition: Between Society and Nature (In Spanish)
- Benefits that Society Receives from Natural Ecosystems (In Spanish)
- Nature and Health: A Necessary Alliance (In Spanish)
- Benefits of Sunlight: A Brilliant Point for Human Health (In Spanish)
* Note: Certain scientific literature will require academic affiliation to access. If you are unable to access these resources check with your local public or university library to see if they have it available.