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Chicago Tribune – October 14, 2011
How to Correct Chicago’s Open Space Shortage
By Blair Kamin
10 ideas that could help city's park-poor neighborhoods.
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CATEGORY 1
New York Times – October 09, 2011
New Nature Movement: When the Uprooted Put Down Roots
By Patricia Leigh Brown
Community farm movement, dedicated to refugee agriculture, is spreading across the country.
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ABC News Australia – October 14, 2011
New Children’s Playground Opens in Kings Park, WA
By ABC News Australia
Western Australian play area billed as a return to the old days.
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CATEGORY 1 | Education
Burlington Free Press – October 09, 2011
Outdoor Ed: Burlington, VT, Classroom Without Walls
By Molly Walsh
Outdoor education is an old concept that some say is due for a revival.
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CATEGORY 1 | Health
Richmond Times-Dispatch – October 16, 2011
Let’s End Nature-Deficit Disorder by Aligning our Built Environment to the Natural World
By Neal Peirce
Aligning neighborhoods, towns and cities to the natural world may be more important than we think, say Richard Louv, Howard Frumkin and others.
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CATEGORY 1 | Access | Education
Kidsgardening.org – October 01, 2011
Youth Garden Grant Program Announced
By Kids Gardening
29-year program from Home Depot offers gardening grants to schools, youth groups, camps, centers and others.
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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. [+]
“No Child Left Ashore” Movement Makes Waves
SF Bay Area's Pegasus Project gets students out on the water, where transformations occur. [+]
Play England Calls for Support to Help Kids Play Outside
Research shows that 21% of children play outdoors daily, compared to 71% during their parents'… [+]
A Healing Place for Children
C&NN Founding Chair Richard Louv consulting on new children's treatment center in MN, which is… [+]
National Kids to Parks Day Set for May 19
Nationwide day of outdoor play organized by National Park Trust. Classroom contest ends March 1. [+]
Chevy Chase, MD, Preschool Encourages Learning Outside the Box
Preschoolers spend at least half a day outside in woods, in all seasons. [+]
Study: Preschoolers Need to Get a Move On
Most pre-school children spend hours doing sedentary activities instead of playing outside, research has shown. [+]
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Nature Clubs for Families Tool Kit
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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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