A person hikes with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.This year, we’re confronting the reality that day in, day out, many of us are looking down at our phones instead of up at the world around us. We are more connected now than at any point in history, but it has left us feeling more stressed and overwhelmed. Many people feel stuck in a loop.

We believe time outside can help break that loop.

That’s why we are investing $1 million to support the launch of a new initiative called Nature for Health in the University of Washington’s EarthLab to explore the connection between health and time outside.

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