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Leave No Child Inside: Explore Chicago Wilderness

In June 2007, the Chicago Wilderness consortium of 229 organizations launched Leave No Child Inside as part of the national children and nature movement inspired by author Richard Louv in his book, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder. The Chicago Wilderness Leave No Child Inside initiative is an effort to promote children's health and foster generations of kids who care about nature enough to care about it in the future.

Chicago Wilderness seeks to:
* Get More Children Outside in local nature and increase the amount and quality of time they spend there.
* Actively Engage Adults - parents, caregivers, young adults, educators, decision-makers, and others - in providing access and opportunities for children to explore and play in nature.
* Bring nautre to children: Create safe places and programs to provide more and improved outdoor nature exploration opportunities for children.
* Foster a regional conservation ethic and promote overall environmental welfare for the benefit of children and all the region's residents.

People throughout the region are encouraged to visit local forest preserves, park districts, natural areas, nature centers, and museums to discover the incredible programs and unstructured play opportunities available for their families. More information about Chicago Wilderness, including a Site Finder to help locate natural areas and nearby activities, is available at Chicago Wilderness.

http://www.kidsoutside.info/

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Michelle Uting .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Chicago, Illinois
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

“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

“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

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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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