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California Biodiversity Council – September 25, 2008
Nature-Deficit Disorder Focus of Biodiversity Conference
The California Biodiversity Council’s next meeting will focus on nature-deficit disorder, a condition the council says is now “running rampant.” The meeting, scheduled for October 8, will look at how member land management agencies can and should address nature-deficit disorder, and feature presentations from organizations that are having success reconnecting kids with nature. [+]
State
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas State Parks Host Outdoor Family Workshops
Recognizing that many Texans today lack the camping skills and experience of previous generations, the state’s parks and wildlife department is offering a new series of weekend workshops for families. The workshops, sponsored in part by Toyota, offer a supportive environment where families can learn how to pitch tents, cook outdoors, fish, kayak, and even geocache. [+]
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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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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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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