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Local
Marketwire – May 16, 2008
BioBlitz Takes Aim at Los Angeles Children
The National Park Service and the National Geographic Society are joining forces to host the Santa Monica Mountains BioBlitz the last weekend in May. Part scientific endeavor, part festival, and part outdoor classroom, the BioBlitz will draw together scientists, naturalists, community leaders, and more than 1,400 Los Angeles schoolchildren for a 24-hour race to discover and record as many plant and animal species as possible. [+]
State
(Minneapolis) Star Tribune – March 27, 2008
Minnesota Arboretum Hosts Children and Nature Conference
By Heron Marquez Estrada
Spurred by Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is hosting a one-day conference the first week in April designed to provide participants with ways to increase children’s exposure to nature on a daily basis. Entitled Nature, Children, and Families: A Necessary Connection, the conference is expected to attract more than 200 professionals from around the state.
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SECTIONS | State
The Union Leader - New Hampshire – November 09, 2007
New Hampshire takes a leading role in the nationwide effort to reconnect children with nature
By Rob Burbank
The national Children and Nature Network, the Sierra Club and the New Hampshire Children in Nature Initiative brought Richard Louv to New Hampshire on Tuesday, Nov. 27, for the New Hampshire Leave No Child Inside Forum. “New Hampshire is taking a leading role in this nationwide effort to make a difference in the lives of children, families and communities by reconnecting them with nature. From my own work with child health issues, I know how important it is for families to get outside, get moving and learn about the natural world, to lay a foundation for healthy, active lives.” stated New Hampshire First Lady, Dr. Susan Lynch, Honorary Chairperson for the forum.
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Local | Campaign/Initiative
Standing-Room-Only Spells Success
By Mary Roscoe
How did a team of six spread the word to draw a standing-room-only crowd of 800+ to the launch of their local Leave No Child Inside initiative? What can we borrow from their success as we reach out and engage our community on this issue?
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State
Denver Post – April 01, 2008
Colorado Earth Day Forum to Focus on Kids and Nature
By Charlie Meyers
In anticipation of the Colorado Earth Day Forum, entitled “Connecting Kids to Nature,” Denver Post columnist Charlie Meyers encourages parents to read Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods. Our growing disconnect from nature, Meyers writes, is “a separation that robs us both of physical exertion and a certain spiritual link that sweeps cobwebs from our souls.” The forum will be held April 22 at the Denver office of the EPA.
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Allies
National Recreation and Park Association
National Summit to Consider Environmental Stewardship
The first National Summit on Environmental Stewardship for People, Parks and Public Lands, scheduled to take place the first weekend in May, will bring together advocates from across the country to address the challenges of building environmental stewardship. One of the areas of focus at the summit will be how to foster this stewardship in future generations. Gina McCarthy,
Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection; Larry Selzer, President and CEO, The Conservation Fund; and Richard Louv, Author of Last Child in the Woods, will be among the featured speakers.
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State
The Citizen of Laconia – December 21, 2007
New Hampshire Forum Prompts Bird Sanctuary to Host Outings
By Diane Cook Johnson
Attendance at the recent Leave No Child Inside forum in Concord, New Hampshire, has prompted a local bird sanctuary to organize monthly family nature walks. The Chapman Wildbird Sanctuary’s “Walk About, Talk About” guided explorations will follow trails in search of tracks and other signs of animal activity. The first walk is scheduled for January 19, and parents are encouraged to bring their children.
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National | Access
The (Puyallup) Herald – December 20, 2007
Last Child in the Woods a Topic at Land-Use Forum
By Susan Schell
A public forum on how to manage more than 2,000 acres in Washington’s Carbon River Valley provided citizens a chance to stress the importance of reconnecting people with nature. “These topics are becoming more and more important to a wider population of people,” noted one speaker, who added that the book Last Child in the Woods reflects a shift in public thinking over land use.
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State | Campaign/Initiative
Concord Monitor – December 09, 2007
New Hampshire Puts Ideas into Action
By John Corrigan
With a wealth of resources and enthusiasm, New Hampshire can lead the way in the children and nature movement. Its recent Leave No Child Inside Forum in Concord, a follow-up to a conference held last spring, gathered hundreds of conservationists, outdoor enthusiasts, educators, public health professionals, and others. Chief among their goals was organizing efforts at the local level and developing a plan of action.
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State
“Leave No New Mexico Child Inside” campaign gathers support in Albuquerque
December 13, 2007 -- The Sierra Club's Building Bridges to the Outdoors and Children & Nature Network hosted an evening with Richard Louv. Featuring regional leaders from the the "Leave No New Mexico Child Inside" campaign, this event offered an opportunity to learn how to reconnect children, and grandchildren, with the natural world and to discover more about the wide range of outdoor education and recreations programs available in the region.
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.
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:
An annotated bibliography of 20 premier studies focusing on the children and nature connection.
