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Canada West News Service – March 05, 2007
If kids are not going outside, who in the world is going to care about the spotted owl in 15 years?
By Katherine Dedyna
One of Eric Higgs' biggest fears is that his young son might someday get lost in a "sea of technology" rather than experience the natural world. Higgs is head of environmental studies at the University of Victoria - and he's worried something is amiss in the landscape of childhood.
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Commentary
Growing the Children and Nature Movement
By Richard Louv
A few months ago, I visited Ukiah, a mountain town nestled in the pines and fog. Ukiah is Spotted Owl Central, a town associated with the swirling controversy regarding logging, old growth and endangered species.
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Allies
Economic Outlook Sparks Business Enthusiasm for Nature.
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), which represents hundreds of companies selling everything from backpacks to kayaks, reports good sales of upscale products — but sales of traditional entry-level gear are nearly dead in the water. Discouraged by the trend, some companies have dropped their entry-level product lines. The rapid increase in child inactivity and obesity has “sent a big message to the industry that we need to do something to reverse this trend," according to Michelle Barnes, OIA’s vice president for marketing. This sense of economic self-interest extends well beyond the Outdoor Industry Association.
Commentary
Orion Online – March 01, 2007
Orion Magazine features the Children & Nature Movement
By Richard Louv
The movement to reconnect children to the natural world has arisen quickly, spontaneously, and across the usual social, political, and economic dividing lines. Read about this crucially important groundswell in the March-April 2007 issue of Orion. Then tell them what you think, and share what's happening in your school, neighborhood or town to get kids back to nature.
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As part of our ongoing efforts to build the movement, the Children & Nature Network has published two new resources for leaders, organizers, and participants at the local, national, and international levels:
