Concerns of a pandemic-induced health crisis have some doctors prescribing nature to help promote mental health. Read and learn more in the Montana Free Press' article, 'Outside the boxes', including, how the Institute at the Golden Gate has tracked and promoted the ParkRx Movement since its inception.

In 'The Incredibly Simple Way To Get People To Care About The Environment', learn how park professionals across the country, including The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the Health and Nature Movement, are engaging park visitors to help create future environmental stewards. 

Learn why doctors are prescribing nature to patients, and how The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, in collaboration with the San Francisco Veterans’ Medical Center, support the VA W.A.R.I.O.R. Program which seeks to improve Veterans’ mental health and wellness by prescribing time in nature.

Read about the "Power of Park Prescriptions" and hear from leaders of the ParkRx movement, like the Institute, discuss examples of how doctors, insurance companies and parks are working together to promote healthy living.

Read about the exploding ParkRx movement in Outside Magazine, featuring Park Prescription pioneers like the Institute.

PLUM LANDING, an innovative PBS KIDS multimedia environmental science project for 6- to 9-year-olds, has created an Explore Outdoors Toolkit with family-focused activities and media intended to get families active and outdoors.

For over 10 years, the Institute at the Golden Gate has led and supported the ParkRx movement. Read TIME Magazine's feature on park prescriptions and the health benefits of time in nature.

The Institute is excited to announce that we’re conducting the first nationwide ParkRx census to support the growth of this innovative concept.

The Institute has been working to promote Park Prescription programs since 2010, and we are inspired and proud to be a part of the rapid growth of this concept, nationwide.