PARK RANGER LINDSAY

A great article written by Richard Louv (the author of the book “Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder”) about how more pediatricians are prescribing time outside, in nature, to more adults and children.

My favorite excerpt:

“Dr. Daphne Miller, a general practitioner in Noe Valley, California., envisions nature prescriptions as part of the burgeoning field of integrated medicine. “Nature is another tool in our toolbox,” says Miller, who, in addition to her medical practice, is associate clinical professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. She also believes that park rangers can, in effect, become para-health professionals.”