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The C&NN news archive offers access to the latest media coverage of the children and nature movement. This ever-expanding archive connects leaders and organizers, parents, youth, civic leaders, educators and health-care providers to a growing body of articles dating back to 2007. For a comprehensive C&NN database search, use the advanced search feature to scan news center articles, C&NN's annotated research bibliographies, and the C&NN blog.
subscribe to C&NN RSS feedsBattling the Nature Deficit with Nature Play
By American Journal of Play
American Journal of Play
December 01, 2011
C&NN's Richard Louv and Cheryl Charles discuss the state of nature play today. [+]
Richard Louv: Every Child Needs Nature
By Marsha
Humane Connection
February 14, 2012
Louv highlights the need for deeper understanding of equity and capacity when it comes to nature. [+]
National Trust Aims for Nature Generation
By Richard Black
BBC
February 16, 2012
UK National Trust Plans Campaign to Connect Children to Nature. [+]
The New Nature Movement: Environmental Health Leader Richard Louv
By Rachel Piper
Salt Lake City Opinion
February 15, 2012
Louv to keynote Exuberant Sustainability Day at U. of Utah. [+]
National Park Service Spearheads American Latino Heritage Initiative
By Secy. Ken Salazar
Huffington Post
February 09, 2012
Historic places associated with Latino heritage underrepresented in parks system, Interior Secy Salazar says. [+]
Audubon: Children Spending Too Much Time Indoors
By John Burgeson
Connecticut Post
February 10, 2012
With diminished spontaneous outdoor play, next generation of nature lovers may be lost, Connecticut Audubon Society warns. [+]
Richard Louv and Tu B’Shvat or It is not Jewish to Stay Inside
By Idie Benjamin and Dale Cooperman
Torah Aura
February 09, 2012
Tu B'Shvat, the "Jewish Earth Day", reminds us to go outside in winter. [+]
Does Outdoor Play Keep the Doctor Away?
By Mark Kinver
BBC News
February 10, 2012
Are more people becoming disconnected from nature at the expense of their health? [+]
Is iPad an Educational Tool or a Lifestyle Addiction?
By Brian Gibbs
Des Moines Register
February 07, 2012
Naturalists asks: Would funds being invested in iPads be better spent on teacher recruitment and training? [+]
Learning to Live with “Boy Energy”
By Stephen Bade Scharper
Toronto Star
January 29, 2012
Male behavior is pathologized, Canadian author says, noting that nature can help those with ADD. [+]
Natural Leader Tamara Poles and Virginia Museum of Natural History are Putting People Back in Touch with Nature
By Martinsville Bulletin
Martinsville Bulletin
January 30, 2012
Nearly 13,000 people have taken part in 247 programs of the Community Nature Initiative. [+]
Children’s Books Increasingly Ignore Natural World
By Tom Jacobs
Miller-McCune
January 30, 2012
70-year survey of award-winning children’s picture books suggests increasing estrangement from the natural environment. [+]
TRACK Trails Offer Nationwide Weapon Against Nature-Deficit Disorder
By Randy Johnson
National Parks Traveler
January 30, 2012
New interpretive trail system for kids comes to U.S. national parks. [+]
Applications Open for 2012 TogetherGreen Fellowships and Innovation Grants
By Audubon/Toyota
Audubon/Toyota
January 31, 2012
Audubon & Toyota seek to fund promising conservation leaders and community-based projects. [+]
Wilderness Therapy Uses Nature to Help People Heal
By Max Greenberg
National Wildlife Federation Wildlife Promise
January 09, 2012
Exposure to nature can provide crucial lifeline to improved physical and emotional health. [+]
“No Child Left Ashore” Movement Makes Waves
By Paul Oliva
San Francisco Chronicle
January 14, 2012
SF Bay Area's Pegasus Project gets students out on the water, where transformations occur. [+]
What Summer Camp Can Teach Us
By Steve Baskin
Psychology Today
December 02, 2011
Summer camp gives children meaningful advantages in college. [+]
Play England Calls for Support to Help Kids Play Outside
By Play England
Play England
January 20, 2012
Research shows that 21% of children play outdoors daily, compared to 71% during their parents' childhoods. [+]
Turning to Nature After Returning From Iraq
By Stacy Bare
Huffington Post
January 18, 2012
We owe it to our service members and their families to preserve wild places, veteran says. [+]
The Importance of Child’s Play
By Lenore Skenazy
Wall Street Journal
January 27, 2012
In striving to make our kids safe and smart we have turned them into "bored blobs", author writes. [+]
A Healing Place for Children
By Sarah McKenzie
The Journal
January 16, 2012
C&NN Founding Chair Richard Louv consulting on new children's treatment center in MN, which is designed with nature. [+]
To The Wild Yonder
By Angela Mollard
Daily Telegraph
January 15, 2012
With new research showing Australians less inclined to embrace adventure, author plunges into wilderness trek. [+]
National Kids to Parks Day Set for May 19
By National Park Trust
PR Newswire
January 25, 2012
Nationwide day of outdoor play organized by National Park Trust. Classroom contest ends March 1. [+]
The Healing Effects of Nature on Children
By Kelley Ward
Hub Pages
January 24, 2012
Children growing up today are deprived of the many healing elements found within nature. [+]
Chevy Chase, MD, Preschool Encourages Learning Outside the Box
By April Witt
Bethesda Magazine
January 17, 2012
Preschoolers spend at least half a day outside in woods, in all seasons. [+]
Battling the Nature Deficit with Nature Play
C&NN's Richard Louv and Cheryl Charles discuss the state of nature play today. [+]
National Trust Aims for Nature Generation
UK National Trust Plans Campaign to Connect Children to Nature. [+]
The New Nature Movement: Environmental Health Leader Richard Louv
Louv to keynote Exuberant Sustainability Day at U. of Utah. [+]
National Park Service Spearheads American Latino Heritage Initiative
Historic places associated with Latino heritage underrepresented in parks system, Interior Secy Salazar says. [+]
Audubon: Children Spending Too Much Time Indoors
With diminished spontaneous outdoor play, next generation of nature lovers may be lost, Connecticut Audubon… [+]
Does Outdoor Play Keep the Doctor Away?
Are more people becoming disconnected from nature at the expense of their health? [+]
Natural Leader Tamara Poles and Virginia Museum of Natural History are Putting People Back in Touch with Nature
Nearly 13,000 people have taken part in 247 programs of the Community Nature Initiative. [+]
TRACK Trails Offer Nationwide Weapon Against Nature-Deficit Disorder
New interpretive trail system for kids comes to U.S. national parks. [+]
Applications Open for 2012 TogetherGreen Fellowships and Innovation Grants
Audubon & Toyota seek to fund promising conservation leaders and community-based projects. [+]
Help Connect Children & Nature.
C&NN Web BadgesC&NN Synthesis of Research and Studies
[+] Introduction
[+] Research & Studies Vol. 1
[+] Research & Studies Vol. 2
[+] Research & Studies Vol. 3
[+] Research & Studies Vol. 4
Nature Clubs for Families Tool Kit
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Newsletter Archive
JAN 31 – News and Updates
JAN 12 – News and Updates
DEC 22 – News and Updates
DEC 6 – Ecology of Hope
NOV 22 – Natural Families News
NOV 10 – News and Updates
NOV 1 – 2011 Report Outs
OCT 6 – Natural Teachers News
SEPT 8 – APOCALYPSE NO
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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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