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American Recreation Coalition – June 01, 2010
First Lady Michelle Obama Unveils “Let’s Move Outside” Initiative.
June is a special time to celebrate America’s Great Outdoors. Presidential recognition of Great Outdoors Week was begun in 1997 by then-President Clinton and has continued ever since. [+]
Media & Culture
C&NN – April 28, 2010
Cub Scouts to Offer Video Gaming Pin
By SciTechBlog
Boy Scouts of America's new video gaming badge leaves many asking, "Where's the nature?" For generations, Cub Scout activities have been a portal to the great outdoors.
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Media & Culture | Leadership
– March 30, 2010
Get Outside Day! 2010 – Youth Nationwide Get Outside and Celebrate Nature
This week, hundreds of young people across the nation are abandoning the couch, unplugging laptops, silencing cell phones and heading outdoors to celebrate the second annual Get Outside Day! on April 3, 2010. Throughout this week, they are declaring themselves “Natural Leaders,” youth who enjoy getting out in nature and want to encourage others to follow in their footsteps.
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Legislation/Policy
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – March 28, 2010
Interior Chief Says We Must Connect Kids with the Outdoors
By John Hayes
At a recent gathering of parks and recreation professionals in Washington, D.C., Tom Strickland, U.S. Department of Interior chief of staff, emphasized the importance of connecting children with the outdoors. "We know that the message of the last child in the woods is a very pointed message that we are reminded of daily," Strickland remarked. "We have to connect our young people to the outdoors for their own good, and for the good and benefit of those special places."
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Event
Sierra Club – February 18, 2010
Congressional Reception for Hispanics Living Green Book
By Nicholas Mukhar
A new book called Hispanics Living Green details the community- and family-based relationship between Hispanic culture and the earth through stories of people who have steered environmental action away from individualism. The book includes an organic farmer, Chris Velez, who has accepted the need of balance between conventional agriculture and organic farming, Sierra Club columnist Javier Sierra and Juan Martinez, C&NN Natural Leader Coordinator and others. A Congressional reception for the book will be held in Washington on March 17.
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Legislation/Policy
National Wildlife Federation – February 23, 2010
NWF Releases State Policy Solutions Guide
By Allen Cooper
From the issuing of special proclamations to the training of teachers in environmental science, there are numerous actions that state policymakers can take to reconnect children and families with nature. The National Wildlife Federation has compiled a guide to help states develop comprehensive plans that coordinate all the policy tools at their disposal.
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