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February 26, 2008

We're not playing as much golf

People aren't getting outside and playing golf as much as they used to: More Americans Are Giving Up Golf (Paul Vitello, New York Times, Feb 21):

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February 20, 2008

Back From Back-to-Nature

Thoreau, Muir, and T.R. would be appalled!  Oliver Pergams and Patricia Zaradic write that there is Evidence for a fundamental and pervasive shift away from nature-based recreation (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, February 8, 2008).

Here's the abstract:

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