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Indiana Young Birders Club
The IYBC is a community for young birders across the State of Indiana to come together and support birding as a sport and to promote education and conservation initiatives that help sustain bird populations throughout the Americas.
http://www.indianayoungbirders.org
Contact Information For This Listing
Chad Williams .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
3499 S Bird Sanctuary Rd
Connersville, Indiana 47331
United States
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"If you go with long-term significance, my pick for the top story of not only 2009 but also of the 21st Century is the pandemic of Nature Deficit Disorder, a term so aptly coined by Richard Louv in his best-selling outdoor book, Last Child in the Woods...."
— Bill Schneider, NewWest.Net
— Bill Schneider, NewWest.Net
“Concerns about long-term consequences—affecting emotional well-being, physical health, learning abilities, environmental consciousness—have spawned a national movement to ‘leave no child inside.’ In recent months, it has been the focus of Capitol Hill hearings, state legislative action, grassroots projects, a U.S. Forest Service initiative to get more children into the woods and a national effort to promote a ‘green hour’ in each day.”
— Washington Post, June 2007
— Washington Post, June 2007
“The movement to reconnect children to the natural world has arisen quickly, spontaneously,
and across the usual social, political, and economic dividing lines.”
— Orion magazine, March/April 2007
— Orion magazine, March/April 2007
C&NN Initiatives:
Regional Leaders
Natural Leaders
Natural Families
Natural Teachers
Nature Rocks The Movement Map
C&NN Web BadgesNOW in SPANISH - Nature Clubs for Families Tool Kit
CLUBES DE NATURALEZA PARA FAMILIAS: ¡Hágalo Usted Mismo! ¡Hágalo Ahora! Descarger la Caja de Herramientas [>]
C&NN Publications
As part of our ongoing efforts to build the movement, the Children & Nature Network has published these resources for leaders, organizers, and participants at the local, national, and international levels:
2010 C&NN Report
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Children and Nature 2009: A Report on the Movement to Reconnect Children to the Natural World
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C&NN Community Action Guide: Building the Children & Nature Movement from the Ground Up
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