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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.
Local
Urban Nature Week Comes to Los Angeles
The Children's Nature Institute hosted Urban Nature Week, May 14-20, 2007. Events included nature hunts at schools across the city, and a nature walkathon in beautiful Franklin Canyon Park.
National | Education
Conservation Fund – June 12, 2007
The Conservation Fund Launches The National Forum On Children And Nature
By Kathryn Brown
Over 30 of the nation’s most influential public and private leaders—including governors, mayors, CEOs, educators, and clergy—will participate in the launch this week of an ambitious effort to reconnect kids with nature. This new initiative, the National Forum on Children and Nature, will find and fund 20 projects across the country that demonstrate how kids can rediscover nature, through education, health, the media and the built environment.
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National | Education
Sierra Club Trains Natural Leaders
Building Bridges to the Outdoors will be holding its second year of weeklong Environmental Leadership trainings this week in conjunction with the Sierra Student Coalition (SSC). The leadership training program introduces, inspires and educates youth, especially under-represented minorities, about the significant and contemporary environmental issues facing their local communities.
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