Get Outside the Box – and Go Outside!

Author(s)

Alaina Bernard, University of Central Florida

Description

The University of Central Florida (UCF) Forum is a weekly series of opinion columns presented by the UCF News & Information. The columns are the opinions of the writers, who serve on the UCF Forum panel of faculty members, staffers and students for a year. A new column is posted each Wednesday at UCF Today and then broadcast between 7:50 and 8 a.m. Sunday on WUCF-FM (89.9).

Publication Date

9-17-2014

Keywords

Natural lands; Campus; UCF; UCF community; upland and wetland habitats; St. Johns River Water Management District; Storm water ponds; Plants and habitats; Outdoors; Connection with nature; Arboretum; Lake Claire

Introduction

We live in a fast-paced society, driven by technology and air conditioners. What would be the motivation for someone to get outside their box and go outside?

Subjects

College campuses; Natural landscaping; Campus planning; Preservation; Nature; University of Central Florida

Collection

UCF Forum

Publisher

University of Central Florida

STARS Citation

Bernard, Alaina (2014). Get outside the box – and go outside!. UCF Today, 2014-09-17. Retrieved from https://today.ucf.edu/get-outside-box-go-outside/

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