News and Updates

Dec 10, 2017

First Day Hikes: a natural way to start the New Year

Our study highlighting the benefits of First Day Hikes was featured in the December 2017 issue of Parks & Recreation magazine. 

Nov 2, 2017

Improving urban health through green space

Here’s a US Forest Service blog post describing our work examining relationships between urban green space and health: 

Oct 31, 2017

Tapping into locavores as potential hunters

Our paper on the potential contributions of “locavores” to hunting in upstate New York was a featured news story on The Wildlife Society’s webpage: 

Oct 27, 2017

Higher fees may impact National Park Service’s diversity efforts

Our lab’s research was featured in an article by The Atlantic’s CityLab focusing on the potential broader impacts of proposed National Park Service entrance fee hikes on diverse constituents, recreation opportunities, and conservation goals. 

Aug 21, 2017

NCSU team awarded NSF grant to study citizen science outcomes

A team of researchers at NC State University, led by Dr. Caren Cooper (Dept. of Forestry & Environmental Resources; North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences) and Dr. Lincoln Larson (Dept. of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management), was recently awarded over $800,000 from the National Science Foundation’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning program to study participant dynamics, coordinated… 

Aug 15, 2017

College campuses ideal spot for recruiting new hunters

Colleges and universities might be the ideal location to focus efforts attempting to reverse the gradual decline in hunting participation and support across the United States. Our article in the July/August 2017 issue of the The Wildlife Professional explains why. And this story highlights MS student Brett Stayton’s effort to capitalize on this potential and… 

Jul 4, 2017

New guide highlights best practices for hunter recruitment and retention

A new Practitioner’s Guide for hunter recruitment, retention, and reactivation (R3), released by Responsive Management and the National Shooting Sports Foundation, features some of our recent research exploring the social habitat for hunting and the potential value of colleges and universities as prime targets for R3 efforts. You can access a PDF version of the… 

Jun 21, 2017

Parks and green space are a key to health and happiness

Our research examining the multiple health benefits of parks and green space was featured in Live Happy magazine. You can access the article here: Live Happy – July 2017 – “Well-being is a Walk in the Park” 

Mar 3, 2017

Greenways may help to reduce crime in Chicago

Many news outlets are covering our study examining The 606 Trail’s impact on crime in Chicago. Here are a few examples: From UPI (United Press International) Science News updates: http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2017/02/24/Study-shows-parks-greenways-may-help-reduce-crime-in-Chicago/1481487947308/ From WGN Chicago: http://wgntv.com/2017/03/02/crime-down-along-chicagos-606-trail/ From Chicagoist.com: http://chicagoist.com/2017/03/02/crime_drops_along_606.php From dnainfo.com: https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170302/logan-square/the-606-bloomingdale-trail-reduce-crime-study-clemson-university From Arbor Day Foundation: http://actreesnews.org/alliance-for-community-trees-news/greenway-helps-fight-crime-chicago/ 

Feb 23, 2017

Could greenways help fight Chicago crime?

Our study of shifting crime patterns along Chicago’s 606 Trail was featured in NC State News: