Midland OKs a $250,000 Haley Park playground upgrade, hiring Exerplay for a nature-themed design with shade canopies, turf ...

UC Davis Associate Professor Alessandro Ossola, right, and Ph.D. student Jared Sisneroz conduct research on schoolyard heat at a Sacramento-area elementary school. (Jael Mackendorf / UC Davis) About ...

In the end, designing a park that can stay cool and allow kids to play even on the hottest days is a good long-term plan.

Central Park provides 47 acres of green tranquility right in the heart of downtown, a verdant oasis where century-old trees spread their canopies over walking paths, playgrounds, and a duck pond that ...

This hidden Potter County gem spans 132 acres of pure tranquility along Kettle Creek, where the only notifications you’ll receive come from birds announcing their presence and squirrels chattering ...

The City of Merced has received a grant to help fund a monument honoring a respected Hmong leader for whom the park will be ...

About 85% of elementary schools studied in California experienced some loss of trees between 2018 and 2022, according to a paper from the UC Davis published this month in the journal Urban Forestry ...

The City of Ludington has released a draft 2026–2030 Recreation Plan, a five-year guide for park and waterfront improvements ...

South America is a continent that pulses with life, color, and raw adventure. From towering Andes to endless Amazonian ...

Families at the Wildcat Inn in midtown are celebrating the opening of a brand-new playground. It's the latest improvement in a years-long project to create safe housing for the community ...

The lesser-known Central American destination of Belize is a good playground for nature-loving thrill-seekers.