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The C&NN news archive offers access to the latest media coverage of the children and nature movement. This ever-expanding archive connects leaders and organizers, parents, youth, civic leaders, educators and health-care providers to a growing body of articles dating back to 2007. For a comprehensive C&NN database search, use the advanced search feature to scan news center articles, C&NN's annotated research bibliographies, and the C&NN blog.
subscribe to C&NN RSS feedsThe Outdoor Child Should be an ‘Indicator Species’ for London
By Tim Gill
Rethinking Childhood
July 25, 2011
Report states that the presence of children outdoors should be seen as a measure of neighborhood health. [+]
Finalists Announced in Clif Kid Backyard Game Contest
By Clif Kid
Clif Kid
July 19, 2011
Creative kids reconnect with outdoor play in national contest. Winner announced Aug. 27 in New York. [+]
Reconecting Children with Nature
By Judith Stock
Miller-McCune
July 29, 2011
It may not be recognized by the AMA, but nature deficit disorder is raising Cain with children in the industrialized world — and it can be fought. [+]
An Outside Influence: Get Kids Unplugged and Outdoors
By Brandi Ball
Tulsa World
July 17, 2011
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, along with U.S. Forest Service, is working to get kids out in nature. [+]
Montana Educators Help Kids Re-Connect with Nature
By Nancy Reece Jones
Great Falls Tribune
July 16, 2011
Flathead Community of Resource Educators offers workshops to help combat nature-deficit disorder. [+]
Being Outdoors Helps Sharpen the Mind
By Andy Thompson
Richmond Times Dispatch
July 17, 2011
Nature-deficit disorder includes an atrophied awareness, Richard Louv writes and studies confirm. [+]
San Francisco Bay Area Hosts First International Green Schoolyard Conference
By Rachel Pringle
Greenschoolyards.org
July 22, 2011
Engaging our Grounds Conference Sept. 16-18 to present leaders in the Green Schoolyard Movement. [+]
Hospitals and Clinics Tap into the Healing Power of Nature
By Maria Cote
Denver Post
June 30, 2011
Hospitals and other medical centers are increasingly tapping the soothing qualities of nature. [+]
Let Those Angels Get Dirty Faces
By Alana Kirk-Gillham
The Irish Times
July 05, 2011
Ireland should be one big green playground, yet children seem to play increasingly on man-made equipment and indoors. [+]
Pope to Parents: Get the Kids Outdoors
By Zenit
Zenit
July 10, 2011
Pope Benedict XVI is encouraging parents to teach their children to value nature. [+]
C&NN’s Brother Yusuf Burgess to Receive 2011 Hidden Heroes Award
By Andrew Goodman Foundation
Newswire Today
July 18, 2011
Award from Andrew Goodman Foundation honors "people who take personal responsibility for healing the world." [+]
Tenants Sue to Oppose New School in Harlem
By Fernanda Santos
New York Times
July 21, 2011
Harlem public-housing tenants sue to block charter school from building over community green space. [+]
Bringing the Classroom to Nature
By Evergreen
Calgary Herald
July 12, 2011
Schools in England and Canada are creating green schoolyards and nature-based learning programs. [+]
Can a Playground Be Too Safe?
By John Tierney
New York Times
July 18, 2011
Some researchers question the value of safety-first playgrounds, which they say may stunt childrens emotional development and raise their levels of anxiety and fear. [+]
Nature Deficiency Hitting Australia’s Kids
By Kylie Lang
Australia Courier Mail
July 11, 2011
Climbing trees has gone the way of hopscotch, jumping rope and playing chasey, as kids commune instead with the great indoors. Nature Play WA is doing its part. [+]
Get Kids Outside; Try Camping in Your Backyard
By Pentagraph Editorial Board
Pentagraph
June 23, 2011
Outdoor kids more likely to use their own imaginations, inventions and creativity while playing, says National Wildlife Federation.
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The Nature Principle
By Kristen Laine
Appalachian Mountain Club Great Kids Great Outdoors
July 12, 2011
Richard Louv's book offers hope for a nature-connected future. [+]
When S’Mores Aren’t Enough: The New Economics of Summer Camp
By Natasha Singer
New York Times
July 09, 2011
Economic and social pressures cause many traditional camps to adjust their offerings. [+]
A New York State of Mind
By The Economist
The Economist
June 23, 2011
Recent studies reveal that urban brains behave differently from rural ones. [+]
Children and Nature: Who Let the Kids Out?
By Connie Matthiessen
GreatSchools.org
July 09, 2011
Avoid the high price of Nature-Deficit Disorder by getting kids outdoors. Resources from Green Hour, Sierra Club, Outdoors Alliance for Kids and Bay Area Wilderness Training. [+]
National Safe Routes to School Program in Danger
By SRTS
SRTS
July 07, 2011
Key lawmakers acting to end dedicated funding for bicycling and walking. [+]
An Unbeatable Classroom
By Idaho Education Association
Idaho Education Association
July 06, 2011
Idaho's outdoor classrooms provide learning opportunities year-round. [+]
Blockbuster Unveils Kids Summer Camp: WannaWatchaMovie
By PR Newswire
PR Newswire
July 06, 2011
"Kids and parents don't have to worry about putting on sun screen or getting bug bites," firm claims. [+]
Grow Outside
By Richard Louv
Citiwire
July 01, 2011
Expanding body of evidence says getting children outside in nature is good for their health and offers other benefits. [+]
Richard Louv’s The Nature Principle Makes Oprah Winfrey’s 2011 Summer Reading List
By Leigh Newman
Oprah.com
July 01, 2011
Book by C&NN Founding Chair called "a refreshing hike for the mind and soul." [+]
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. [+]
TRACK Trails Offer Nationwide Weapon Against Nature-Deficit Disorder
New interpretive trail system for kids comes to U.S. national parks. [+]
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. [+]
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'… [+]
A Healing Place for Children
C&NN Founding Chair Richard Louv consulting on new children's treatment center in MN, which is… [+]
National Kids to Parks Day Set for May 19
Nationwide day of outdoor play organized by National Park Trust. Classroom contest ends March 1. [+]
Chevy Chase, MD, Preschool Encourages Learning Outside the Box
Preschoolers spend at least half a day outside in woods, in all seasons. [+]
Study: Preschoolers Need to Get a Move On
Most pre-school children spend hours doing sedentary activities instead of playing outside, research has shown. [+]
Help Connect Children & Nature.
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Nature Clubs for Families Tool Kit
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The Tool Kit includes a Quick Start Guide with simple instructions on how to start a local Nature Club for Families.
Newsletter Archive
JAN 31 – News and Updates
JAN 12 – News and Updates
DEC 22 – News and Updates
DEC 6 – Ecology of Hope
NOV 22 – Natural Families News
NOV 10 – News and Updates
NOV 1 – 2011 Report Outs
OCT 6 – Natural Teachers News
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C&NN Publications
As part of our ongoing efforts to build the movement, the Children & Nature Network has published these resources for leaders, organizers, and participants at the local, national, and international levels:
2010 C&NN Report
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Children and Nature 2009: 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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