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Ten Ways Camps Can Reduce Nature-Deficit Disorder and Build Support for Their ProgramsAdapted from keynote address, American Camp Association National Conference, Feb. 22, 2012 When I was a teenager, I resented… »
Miranda and the ApocalypseNote: Earlier this month, Miranda Andersen, age 13, and her mother, Patty Andersen, flew to San Diego from their home in a… »
SKY BLINDNESS & STARLIGHTA few years ago, Madhu Narayan, a Girl Scout leader in San Diego told me this story: "In my first counseling job, with another… »
“Vitamin N” and the American Academy of PediatricsA walk in the woods, climbing a tree or patiently watching a fish rise to a dry fly will not solve everything, but it could go… »
New Research Reveals Alarming Lack of Play for Pre-School ChildrenA recent study revealed that the three-fourths of U.S. children who currently attend child care centers are largely sedentary,… »
EVERY CHILD NEEDS NATURE: 12 Questions About Equity & CapacityEvery child needs nature. Not just the ones with parents who appreciate nature. Not only those of a certain economic class or… »
The Age of Emptiness or the Coming Creativity?One day, while driving down a freeway, I looked up to see an empty sky where there had been mountaintops. Dust was rising… »
And Now a Few Words About the Children & Nature NetworkAfter “Last Child in the Woods” was published in 2005, a handful of like-minded individuals came together to form… »
A PLACE TO PLAY: A Pioneering Design for Future Play SpacesWith the leadership of Richard Louv and the Children & Nature Network, and the hard work of many people across the country,… »
The Benefits and Joys of the School GardenI started teaching 5th grade nearly 15 years ago. In that time, I've done a lot of gardening with my students. Nothing gives me… »
The Forgotten Human Right"Nothing so important as an ethic is ever 'written'... it evolves in the minds of a thinking community." — Aldo… »
HOLIDAY LOVE LETTERS: A Gift That Can Include Nature & More, for the New Year, TooIt's the season — that time of year when, whatever our religious beliefs, we often think most directly about family ties.… »
Leave No Da Da Inside: How Nature Helped Reconnect Me to my DaughterI love my work. I am afforded the opportunity to promote the value of connecting people with nature. Working with so many great… »
From the Ground Up: The Making of a Children’s ForestAfter Richard Louv gave an inspiring talk in Bend, OR, in May 2010, a group of children and nature advocates from around our… »
The Ecology of HopeI was raised in the deserts and high country of the American Southwest. An only child, I spent hours and hours on my own, or… »
