The Positive Effects of Nature Indoors

What happens when you bring nature indoors? This infographic summarizes some of positive effects on people.

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East building addition honored for Green Roof, walls. News Post. (n.d.). Retrieved February 26, 2023, from https://www.d125.org/about/news/news-post/~board/district-news/post/east-building-addition-honored-for-green-roof-walls 

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Lee, M.-sun, Lee, J., Park, B.-J., & Miyazaki, Y. (2015, April 28). Interaction with indoor plants may reduce psychological and physiological stress by suppressing autonomic nervous system activity in young adults: A randomized crossover study – journal of physiological anthropology. SpringerLink. Retrieved February 26, 2023, from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40101-015-0060-8?correlationId=fcdc01ff-8f63-4009-9356-831acdf08072&error=cookies_not_supported&code=10502c62-f5e9-47c2-8da8-41342a50b5ec

Animal Assisted Therapy

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