Children & Nature Network - May 15, 2008


The Children & Nature Network (C&NN) was created to encourage and support the people and organizations working to reconnect children with nature. C&NN provides access to the latest news and research in the field and a peer-to-peer network of researchers and individuals, educators and organizations dedicated to children's health and well-being.

Access | Campaign/Initiative

Sierra announces $23 million in support for Military Family Outdoor (MFO) Initiative

Operation Purple
The Military Family Outdoor (MFO) Initiative, a joint project of the Sierra Club and The Sierra Club Foundation, today announced a three-year grant of up to $23 million, provided by generous donors to support three organizations that provide returning veterans and their families with healing, life-affirming outdoor experiences in the natural world. [+]

Media & Culture

QUEST series focuses on Nature Deficit Disorder


On May 12, San Francisco's KQED Public Television series QUEST aired this special report on why we need nature, and efforts to encourage children to play outdoors.

Health | Resource

Why Do Child-Care Centers Keep Kids Inside?

A new study of outdoor play at child-care centers has identified some surprising reasons for keeping children inside, among them teachers’ reluctance to bundle and unbundle children on cold days, and parents who don’t want their children getting injured or dirty. The researchers, citing the benefits of outdoor activity, hope their findings help reduce the barriers currently preventing more children from playing outside. [+]

Recent News

Denver Post Reports on Progress in Colorado Efforts

The children and nature movement is quickly gaining momentum in Colorado, thanks to a number… [+]

Independent Film to Examine Nature-Deficit Disorder

A pair of Oregon women, concerned that children today are growing up disconnected from nature,… [+]

No Child Left Inside Debuts in South Carolina

The children and nature movement has now taken root in South Carolina, where a local… [+]

The Scotsman: Are Children Too Clean?

A pair of recent studies suggesting that childhood exposure to germs and allergens can lower… [+]

Travelocity to Promote Children and Nature Connection

Travelocity has joined the ranks of companies aligning themselves with the children and nature movement.… [+]

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SECOND EDITION: BOOK TOUR AND RELATED EVENTS

BookApril marked the release of the second edition of "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder," by Richard Louv.

This revised edition includes a "Field Guide" with 100 practical actions we can take; 35 discussion points for book groups, classrooms, and communities; new and updated research from the U.S. and abroad; and a progress report on the movement.
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C&NN Publishes Two New Resources

As part of our ongoing efforts to build the movement, the Children & Nature Network has published two new resources for leaders, organizers, and participants at the local, national, and international levels:
Children and Nature 2008: 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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