Parks Research Lab
@ William & Mary
Parke Diem
Get your custom Park Prescription!
W&M students -- Check out the Campus Park Rx page for details on how to get your FREE virtual Park Prescription today!
Campus Greenspace Map
The W&M Campus Greenspace Map beta is live! Also find via the official William & Mary app
W&M Campus Scavenger Hunt!
Up for an adventure? Check out PRL's Campus Scavenger Hunt. Our beloved patron, Walnut, has taken it upon himself to create a tour of some of his favorite places of campus, with clues to each location and a healthy, responsible amount of general foolery. To participate, head to the Sadler Terrace and visit this link.
New Research
PRL's director, Dorothy Ibes and Cathy Forestell (W&M Psychology), published a peer-reviewed article "The role of campus greenspace and meditation on college students’ mood" in April 2020 in the Journal of American College Health, demonstrating the mood-enhancing benefits of 20 minutes in a campus greenspace. Email dcibes@wm.edu for a full-text.
W&M Student interested in joining PRL?
PRL recruits W&M student interns and researchers each Fall and Spring. Applications are taken on a rolling basis and are reviewed 4-6 weeks before the start of each semester. Apply here!