Commentary News
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Family Adventure Project – December 06, 2011
Kids Need Adventure, Parents Need to Teach Them
By Family Adventure Project
UK poll finds 85% kids, parents want more adventure, yet most have never camped out or taken part in adventure sports.
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The Nature Conservancy – October 18, 2011
What Do We Really Own?
By Bahram Akradi
It is we who belong to Mother Earth, and not the other way around.
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SECTIONS | CATEGORY 1 | Access | Built Environment
Real Clear Markets – October 24, 2011
Investing In America’s Families, Communities and Economy
By Arthur Blank
At a time when many youth face health risks and other challenges, parks can contribute to a healthy future.
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SECTIONS | CATEGORY 1 | Built Environment | Media & Culture
The Australian – October 22, 2011
Playing by the Rules Makes Prisoners of Children
By Cassandra Wilkinson
Author cites growing desire among Australian parents to revive exciting, fun and adventurous childhoods.
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SECTIONS | Regional Updates | International
Monsters and Critics – September 29, 2011
Children Should Experience More Nature, Author Says
By Ursula Mommsen-Henneberger
Germany beginning to implement some ideas in Louv's Last Child in the Woods
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SECTIONS | Allies | CATEGORY 2 | Event
Iowa State University – October 12, 2011
Head Start Body Start Take it Outside Week Oct. 16-22
By Malisa
Week encourages early childhood professionals and families to make time outdoors an important part of young children’s daily lives.
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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. [+]
C&NN Synthesis of Research and Studies
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Nature Clubs for Families Tool Kit

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The Tool Kit includes a Quick Start Guide with simple instructions on how to start a local Nature Club for Families.
Newsletter Archive
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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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