Yes, many camps and pools are closed, and vacation plans have been upended. But nature is wide open. Here are ways to explore outdoors, whether you live on a farm or in an urban apartment.

If you want to make an impact on a child, spend quality time with them. Chances are, you can’t recall what you received for Christmas when you were 10.

Airs Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. A woman and child take a closer look at a piece of fruit from a tree in the film "Mother Nature's Child: Growing Outdoors In The Media Age." ...