{"id":32,"date":"2023-08-11T20:53:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T20:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/cnisp\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2025-12-02T18:47:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T18:47:26","slug":"publications-and-media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/cnisp\/publications-and-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blog Post<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In December 2025, PhD candidate Kaiya Tamlyn wrote this blog post explaining nature and health research and why it&#8217;s important! Check it out below:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainability.colostate.edu\/humannature\/spend-time-in-nature-its-good-for-you-your-community-and-the-planet\/\">Spend Time in Nature: It&#8217;s Good for You, Your Community, and the Planet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/cnisp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2025\/12\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-598\" style=\"width:539px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/cnisp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2025\/12\/image-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/cnisp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2025\/12\/image-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/cnisp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2025\/12\/image-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/cnisp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2025\/12\/image-1-624x468.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work featured in Vermont local news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In October 2025, PhD candidate Kaiya Tamlyn was interviewed by Vermont local news station WCAX-TV. She talked about the work being done in collaboration with outdoor organization and partner of cNISP, Come Alive Outside. Link to full article and video below.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcax.com\/2025\/10\/12\/new-study-looks-how-exploring-outdoors-influences-well-being\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wcax.com\/2025\/10\/12\/new-study-looks-how-exploring-outdoors-influences-well-being\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New study looks at how exploring outdoors influences well-being<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcax.com\/2025\/10\/12\/new-study-looks-how-exploring-outdoors-influences-well-being\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"937\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/cnisp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-at-11.37.48-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605\" style=\"width:486px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/cnisp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-at-11.37.48-AM.png 937w, https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/cnisp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-at-11.37.48-AM-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/cnisp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-at-11.37.48-AM-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/cnisp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-at-11.37.48-AM-624x325.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 937px) 100vw, 937px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CSU Source Article<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In November of 2024, co-director Sara LoTemplio was featured in this CSU Source article about the value of outdoor recreation in Colorado. Research going on in the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu\/raainlab\/\">RAAIN Lab<\/a> about the effects of virtual reality on cognitive aging is highlighted as well as cNISP&#8217;s effort to bridge the gap between researchers and practitioners in the nature and health field<\/em>.<em> Read the article by clicking the link below.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f51b0f663f0625cb0907163793a0c046\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/source.colostate.edu\/benefits-of-outdoor-recreation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The total value of Colorado outdoor recreation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/source.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Students-hiking.jpg\" alt=\"Students Hiking\" style=\"width:399px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024 Healthy by Nature Fair Video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: revert\">In July of 2024, Nature and Health Northern Colorado hosted Healthy by Nature, a community event, in partnership with Larimer County Extension and Fort Collins Natural Areas. The goal of the Healthy by Nature event was to provide hands-on opportunities for families and individuals to learn about the health and wellness benefits of spending time outside. Activities included bilingual zumba, mindful contouring, a virtual reality nature demonstration, sensory-based nature activities, a scavenger hunt, other games, and more! Thank you to all who came out and the nearly 20 nature-based organizations networking at Lee Martinez Park on a beautiful summer Saturday in Fort Collins. View a video from the event here!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figure class=\"wpmf-block-embed\"><div class=\"wpmf-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MDwii737D8c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Healthy By Nature<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2>Healthy by Nature Research Brief (downloadable infographic)<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em><span style=\"font-size: revert\">In October of 2023, cNISP co-directors Sara LoTemplio and Sarah Walker co-authored a publication titled, &#8220;<\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.harvard.edu\/sites\/scholar.harvard.edu\/files\/tomasso\/files\/healthy_by_nature_pibbs_2023.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/23727322231197578\">Healthy by Nature: Policy Practices Aimed at Maximizing the Human Behavioral Health Benefits of Nature Contact.<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert\">&#8221; The article discusses research on nature&#8217;s benefits for health and well-being and offers policy recommendations for increasing nature accessibility and research inclusivity. See the infographic below for a summary in English and Spanish! 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