COVID rekindled an appreciation of nature for many
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/09/220902103241.htm
As people flocked to outdoor spaces for recreation in the spring of 2020, Sohyun Park, assistant professor in UConn's College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, noticed some interesting trends: more people were on the trails, and many of those people had traveled from far away to enjoy nature.
Park was also part of the team for the Connecticut Trail Census and co-wrote a paper about the trends.