Benefits of Nature for Children

Several studies show the benefits that nature has on children's health and well-being. This video is about a FEW of the benefits of nature (there are several more). Get children outdoors and allow them to experience all the benefits nature has!

How Does Our Skin Turn Sunlight Into Vitamin D?

We know vitamin D is good for us and that we get it from the sun, but how exactly does our skin make it?

A Deer Migration You Have to See to Believe | National Geographic

Researchers have only recently found the longest large mammal migration in the continental United States: Mule deer migrate 150 miles (241 kilometers) in western Wyoming each year. And it's no easy task for them—barriers include highways, fences, tough terrain, and bodies of water. In this video by Joe Riis, a National Geographic grantee and regular contributor, see the modern-day obstacles mule deer overcome to make the migratory trek that they likely have been making for generations.

Go Outside.

Go outside into the sunlight; light deprivation is one reason that people feel tired. Research suggests that light stimulates brain chemicals that improve mood and increase motivation.

Stress Reducing Benefits of Time in Nature

Healthytarian Minutes with holistic teacher Evita Ochel. This episode explores how time in nature helps to reduce stress and optimize our health and wellbeing.

How Trees Secretly Talk to Each Other in the Forest | National Geographic

What do trees talk about? In the Douglas fir forests of Canada, see how trees “talk” to each other by forming underground symbiotic relationships—called mycorrhizae—with fungi to relay stress signals and share resources with one another.

Depression: A Walking Prescription

Walking is the cheapest and easiest way to get relief from depression. John Arden, Director of Training for Mental Health at Kaiser Permanente, explains how walking can be an immediate anti-depressant--without the bad side effects of medication. Walking increases endorphin production and neuron development, helping to reduce depression and anxiety and aids in weight loss. Watch the video and check out the related articles for tips on how you can naturally lift your spirits with walking.

Seriously, Trees Are Amazing | Going Deep With David Rees

In the beautiful Muir Woods forest, rockstar arborist "Canopy" Meg teaches "TV Dave" how to use a scientific device called a "pooter" and other amazing things she knows about trees.

Nature Rx: A New Campaign for Nature

Does nature have a marketing problem? Often the messages and headlines we get from the news about climate change and mass extinction can be overwhelming, leaving us wondering what to do.

Behind the humor of Nature Rx is sound science. Research shows that spending more time in nature improves your health, happiness, and importantly leads to making better environmental decisions.

What's Hidden Among the Tallest Trees on Earth? - Wendell Oshiro

When Stephen Sillett was a boy, he took to the forests of Pennsylvania with his brother and grandmother. Looking up into the dense branches and leaves, his curiosity was piqued: What was hidden up there? Wendell Oshiro tells the story of an adult Sillett's bold (if not a little dangerous) exploration of the canopy of an ancient redwood and details some of the fascinating discoveries he made.

Lesson by Wendell Oshiro, animation by Black Powder Design.