“A back-to-nature movement to reconnect children with the outdoors is burgeoning nationwide.”
— USA Today, Nov. 2006
— USA Today, Nov. 2006
“Concerns about long-term consequences—affecting emotional well-being, physical health, learning abilities, environmental consciousness—have spawned a national movement to ‘leave no child inside.’ In recent months, it has been the focus of Capitol Hill hearings, state legislative action, grassroots projects, a U.S. Forest Service initiative to get more children into the woods and a national effort to promote a ‘green hour’ in each day.”
— Washington Post, June 2007
— Washington Post, June 2007
“The movement to reconnect children to the natural world has arisen quickly, spontaneously,
and across the usual social, political, and economic dividing lines.”
— Orion magazine, March/April 2007
— Orion magazine, March/April 2007
Newsletter Archive
DEC 08 – Research Summit 2008
NOV 08 – The International Movement
OCT 08 – Grassroots Gathering 2008
JUNE 08 – Summer Reading
MAY 08 – Cultural Change
APRIL 08 – Awareness Month
MARCH 08 – Free Play
FEBRUARY 08 – New from C&NN
OCTOBER 07 – Health
JULY 07 – Movement Update
APRIL 07 – Legislation
C&NN has designated April "Children & Nature Awareness Month." As part of this effort, we invited network members (like you) to list their April programs and share their strategies for building public awareness. Find out what's happening in your community on the C&NN Movement Map.
C&NN Publications
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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An annotated bibliography of 20 premier studies focusing on the children and nature connection.
The National Wildlife Federation has created a website to inspire parents and children alike. The premise is simple: every child should spend at least an hour a day playing outside.
