As extreme heat worsens, schools nationwide are increasingly replacing asphalt playgrounds with green, cooler spaces.

To cool outdoor spaces, more schools are replacing asphalt with cool, reflective surfaces and planting trees and other plants ...

SPACE AT WHARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. HOW MANY ARE IN EACH DROP WEIGHT? SOMETIMES WE MAY BE DOING OUTDOOR LEARNING RELATED TO NATURE ... THERE’S A MINDFULNESS TRAIL, A POLLINATION GARDEN, SHADE TREES ...

The Forestry Division of the Arkansas Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for a program focused on providing ...

Even school districts with air conditioning may be exposing kids to excessive heat, allowing kids to play on hot outdoor blacktops without adequate shade for recess and ... unless we figure out how to ...

LawnStarter breaks down the lawn and landscaping projects that deliver the greatest return on investment and homeowner joy.

Climate change has become part of the back-to-school conversation. But with summers getting not just hotter, but longer, ...

New outdoor learning space and natural area helps connect students and staff at Laurel Elementary School to Colorado's native ...

Public Tennessee high schools are investing in facilities they hope translate to TSSAA football success. We ranked the five ...

Liz Chavez is excited about the new playground — not for herself, but for her younger siblings. In August, the eighth grader started her third year at Turquoise Trail Charter School, which serves ...

New streateries are coming to Adams Morgan, as part of a D.C. pilot program aimed at reimagining the outdoor dining scene ...

Thursday was the county’s hottest day in four years. Heat beat down on hospitals, roasted playgrounds and cooked tents.