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Iowa State University – October 12, 2011

Head Start Body Start Take it Outside Week Oct. 16-22

By Malisa
Week encourages early childhood professionals and families to make time outdoors an important part of young children’s daily lives. [+]

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Huffington Post – September 17, 2011

What the City Could Be Doing to a Child’s Psyche

By Maureen Calamia
People are waking up to concerns about nature-deficit disorder and changing their and their children's relationships to nature. [+]

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New York Times – September 10, 2011

We’re Rich! (In Nature.)

By Nicholas D. Kristof
Particularly in the post-9/11 era, there is something profoundly therapeutic about reconnecting with nature. [+]

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New York Times – September 01, 2011

On Outdoor Experience and Environmental Values

By Andrew Revkin
New Nature Movement: New York Times' Andrew Revkin and C&NN's Richard Louv expand on the importance of nature experience in shaping a passion to conserve it. [+]

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PennLive.com – August 21, 2011

Nature’s Calling, but We’re Too Busy to Listen

By Patriot News Op-Ed
People are spending less time outside, resulting in unfamiliarity and fear of local animals. [+]

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Orion Magazine – August 25, 2011

Review: The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder

By Hank Lentfer
Orion Magazine's Hank Lentfer writes that Richard Louv's The Nature Principle "tackles the ambitious task of mapping our way to a more connected future." [+]

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Natural Leader Tamara Poles and Virginia Museum of Natural History are Putting People Back in Touch with Nature

Nearly 13,000 people have taken part in 247 programs of the Community Nature Initiative. [+]

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TRACK Trails Offer Nationwide Weapon Against Nature-Deficit Disorder

New interpretive trail system for kids comes to U.S. national parks. [+]

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Applications Open for 2012 TogetherGreen Fellowships and Innovation Grants

Audubon & Toyota seek to fund promising conservation leaders and community-based projects. [+]

“No Child Left Ashore” Movement Makes Waves

SF Bay Area's Pegasus Project gets students out on the water, where transformations occur. [+]

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Play England Calls for Support to Help Kids Play Outside

Research shows that 21% of children play outdoors daily, compared to 71% during their parents'… [+]

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A Healing Place for Children

C&NN Founding Chair Richard Louv consulting on new children's treatment center in MN, which is… [+]

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National Kids to Parks Day Set for May 19

Nationwide day of outdoor play organized by National Park Trust. Classroom contest ends March 1. [+]

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Chevy Chase, MD, Preschool Encourages Learning Outside the Box

Preschoolers spend at least half a day outside in woods, in all seasons. [+]

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Study: Preschoolers Need to Get a Move On

Most pre-school children spend hours doing sedentary activities instead of playing outside, research has shown. [+]

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