Event News
National | Campaign/Initiative
The News & Observer Publishing Company – September 20, 2007
The big, fun, scary outdoors
By Joe Miller
In the 1970s, kids came home from school, dumped their book bags, made a beeline out the back door and weren't seen again until dark. Today, the amount of time spent being physical every day, according to a study out of the University of California, Berkeley, is about 19 minutes.
"It's a national concern," says Liz Baird, director of education for the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences and the inspiration behind Take A Child Outside Week, which runs Monday Sept 24th through the 30. The goal: Reconnect today's kids to the outdoors.
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State
– May 16, 2007
Distinguished speakers gather in LA to discuss nature-deficit disorder
Working in conjunction with the Children & Nature Network, the Sierra Club hosted the Leave No Child Inside Forum, featuring an eight-member panel of leading decision-makers. Among them, Ruth Coleman, director of state parks, and state Sen. Alex Padilla, whose Senate Bill 207 would help further efforts to give all children in California an outdoor experience. [+]
National
Celebrate Endangered Species Day
On May 18 Young people can join others throughout the country to recognize the second annual national Endangered Species Day. There are many outdoor events planned throughout the country.
Local | Education
BioBlitz in the Capital
Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. will be the site of BioBlitz 2007, May 18-19, a 24-hour event in which teams of scientists, volunteers, and community members try to identify as many local species as possible.
Local | Education
Talk of Nature Education Draws Crowd in Seattle
More than 100 people filled a local REI meeting room to hear seven panelists describe their approaches to provide meaningful experiences for young people in nature.
State | Legislation/Policy
Conference Broadens Agenda to Help Connect Kids with Nature
The Pennsylvania Governor's Outdoor Conference, March 18-20, gathered policy-makers, educators, conservationists, and others to explore ways of connecting future generations with the outdoors.
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.
