Lecture Videos

Readings & Resources

1. Yale Environment 360: "Ecopsychology: How Immersion in Nature Benefits Your Health"

2. Smoky Mountain News: "Public Land Managers Discuss Closure Decision and Plans for Re-opening"

3. Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics: "The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Changing the Way People Recreate Outdoors"

4. High Country News: "During the Pandemic, How Do You Ethically Get Outdoors?"

4. Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics: "Recommendations for Getting Outside During COVID-19"

4. ACTIVITY! Testing Attention Restoration Theory

4. Just for Fun: "Nature Rx"

Discussion Questions

1. What benefits have you experienced while getting outside during quarantine?

2. Do you support the temporary closures of some public lands?

3. What changing outdoor recreation patterns are you seeing?

4. How has getting outside changed for you during COVID-19?