Online Resources

• Campus Nature Rx Network

• Nature Rx: Guide for first year college and university students 

• North American Association of Environmental Education.

Published Resources

• Ameli, K. (2022). Where is Nature? Where is Nature in Nature and Outdoor Learning in Higher Education? An Analysis of Nature-Based Learning in Higher Education Using Multispecies Ethnography. Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 24(2), 113-128
• Ballantyne, R., & Packer, J. (2002). Nature-based excursions: School students’ perceptions of learning in natural environments. International research in geographical and environmental education, 11(3), 218-236.
• Bardhan, M., Zhang, K., Browning, M. H., Dong, J., Liu, T., Bailey, C., & Reuben, A. (2023). Time in nature is associated with higher levels of positive mood: Evidence from the 2023 NatureDose™ student survey. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 90, 102083.
• Kras, N. (2021). Exploring the benefits of ecotherapy-based activities at an urban community college. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 45, (2), 117-123, doi:10.1080/10668926.2019.1647902 
• Kras, N. (2022). Nature-based learning at an urban community college: A case study at the Central Park Zoo.Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 46, (6), 452-456, doi:10.1080/10668926.2021.1931557.  
• Kras, N. (2024). A model for embedding nature-based learning across disciplines: A pilot study at an urban community college. The Community College Enterprise. 1-22 https://bbaddins.schoolcraft.edu/addins/cce/30.1.11-23.pdf.
• Kuo, M., Barnes, M., & Jordan, C. (2019). Do experiences with nature promote learning? Converging evidence of a cause-and-effect relationship. Frontiers in psychology, 10, 305. Frontiers | Do Experiences With Nature Promote Learning? Converging Evidence of a Cause-and-Effect Relationship (frontiersin.org) 
• Joly, Kuhlken, & Rakow (2022). Practitioner Guide to Assessing Connection to Nature.
• Jordan, C., & Chawla, L. (2022). A coordinated research agenda for nature-based learning. High-Quality Outdoor Learning: Evidence-based Education Outside the Classroom for Children, Teachers and Society, 29-46. 
• Mann, J., Gray, T., Truong, S., Sahlberg, P., Bentsen, P., Passy, R., & Cowper, R. (2021). A systematic review protocol to identify the key benefits and efficacy of nature-based learning in outdoor educational settings.International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(3), 1199.
• Rakow, Donald A. and Gregory T. Eells. (2019). Nature Rx: Improving College-Student Mental Health. Ithica, NY: Comstock Publishing Associates.
• Seitz, C. M., Reese, R. F., Strack, R. W., Frantz, S., & West, B. (2014). Identifying and improving green spaces on a college campus: A photovoice study. Ecopsychology, 6(2), 98-108.