New Nature Lover? It's a COVID-19 Side Effect (IMAGE)

University of Vermont

New Nature Lover? It's a COVID-19 Side Effect

Caption

Students experience nature in the University of Vermont's "Birding to Change the World" class.

A new study finds that 26% of people visiting parks during early months of the COVID-19 pandemic had rarely - or never - visited nature in the previous year. The study is one of the first to explore how COVID-19 has changed Americans' relationship with nature.

Credit

Andy Duback/University of Vermont

Usage Restrictions

With photo credit

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.