The White House Killed This One of a Kind Report. The Scientists Behind It Aren’t Giving Up

Libby Denkmann and Alec Cowan · KUOW · April 22, 2025
Featuring Phil Levin, member of the Center’s Research Collaborative

“Our world is changing. It’s changing rapidly. Like, we can see climate changing our world as we speak, but also, we’re losing nature at unprecedented rates, and there’s an equity crisis as well.”
That was University of Washington professor Phil Levin two years ago. 

Trump Tried to Derail Our Work. We Banded Together, and Moved Forward.

Phillip Levin, PhD · NY Times · April 22, 2025
Levin is a member of the Center’s Research Collaborative

It started with a text in late January: “Call me.”
I was in the Sonoran Desert, fleeing the Pacific Northwest’s winter gloom, and I pulled into a gas station to make the call. 

Q&A: UW Researchers Examine Mental Impact of Girl Scouts’ Interactions With Nature

Lauren Kirschman · UW News · April 21, 2025
Featuring multiple members of the Center’s Research Collaborative

Think of your last memorable moment in nature. Did you spot a bird you’ve never seen before? 

Touch Grass: The Health Benefits of Reconnecting With Nature

Meera Nambiar · The Daily · April 21, 2025
Featuring Usha Varanasi, Steering Committee member

There is nothing like the feeling of fresh air. The calmness, the sense of wonder when looking at the towering trees or vast ocean, seeing the beauty of the world. 

Where Nature Meets the Mind

Celebrate Earth Day with a Powerful Talk on Nature and Wellbeing
This Earth Day, join an inspiring conversation with Gregory Bratman, PhD—a leading voice in environmental health and co-director of the Center for Nature and Health. 

Idina Menzel Goes Into the Trees with “Redwood”

Ever Meister · REI · March 3, 2025

At REI Co-op, we know that time spent outside is more than just recreation: It’s pivotal for our well-being. To better study the correlation between nature and health, the REI Cooperative Action Fund has partnered with research and academic institutions exploring how and why and time outdoors can benefit us all. 

Winter 2025 Newsletter

Updates From the Center for Nature and Health Team
Even in these tumultuous times, amid challenges for environmental and human health and uncertainty about the future of public lands, we are drawing strength from the solidarity of our Nature and Health community. 

WA Scientists Plan to Publish Report on Nature That Trump Canceled

Lynda V. Mapes · Seattle Times · February 17, 2025
Featuring multiple members of the Nature and Health Steering Committee and Research Collaborative

After President Donald Trump canceled a report on the state of nature in the United States, the scientists working on it — many from the Seattle area — say they’ll continue their work and build on it. 

Trump canceled the ‘National Nature Assessment.’ Scientists want to publish it anyway

Kim Malcolm and John O’Brien · KUOW · February 11, 2025
Featuring Howard Frumkin, Nature and Health co-founder and Steering Committee member

After months of work, a group of scientists were close to publishing a U.S. 

We’re Hiring a Summer Science Communications Intern

We’re hiring a summer science communications intern through the EarthLab Summer Internship Program. Applications are due February 6 by 5 pm.
The intern will distill scientific information into accurate, compelling, and accessible stories and case studies for multiple platforms (e.g., website, social media, StoryMaps, flyers, etc.), develop an editorial calendar related to nature-based days (e.g., Earth Day, Arbor Day, etc.) and free parks days, and draft social media posts.