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Allies | Campaign/Initiative
– July 17, 2010
NEW: YOUTH Public Listening Session on America’s Great Outdoors in San Francisco July 23
People ages 16-25 are invited to join the conversation about America's Great Outdoors. Next: Phila. 7/27. [+]
Allies | Campaign/Initiative
– July 09, 2010
PUBLIC LISTENING SESSIONS ON THE PRESIDENT’S AMERICA’S GREAT OUTDOORS INITIATIVE
Senior government officials are hosting listening sessions in a range of locations around the U.S. On April 16, 2010, President Obama established the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative to develop a conservation and recreation agenda for the 21st century. The President understands that efforts for protecting and restoring lands and waters, and reconnecting people to the outdoors, must be community driven. [+]
International | Access | Campaign/Initiative
Herald Scotland – June 29, 2010
Helping Kids to Play Outdoors
By Vicki Allan
Scotland's Children & Nature movement is gaining support from government, parents and schools.
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Press Release
– June 21, 2010
$20 million federal grant initiative designed to help disadvantaged youth prepare for jobs in the outdoors
US Departments of Labor, Interior and Agriculture jointly announce new federal partnership to provide support for youth to work in the great outdoors [+]
Press Release | Campaign/Initiative
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – June 23, 2010
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC LISTENING SESSION ON THE PRESIDENT’S AMERICA’S GREAT OUTDOORS INITIATIVE
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Defense host the second a series of public listening session's on conservation, recreation, and reconnecting people to the outdoors in Los Angeles. Other cities in the series include D.C., Seattle, Annapolis, and Charleston.
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Allies | National | Health | Campaign/Initiative
U.S. Dept. of the Interior – June 17, 2010
NPS Kicks off “Let’s Move Outside” Junior Ranger Program in 20 Parks
The National Park Service kicks off "Let’s Move Outside" Junior Ranger program in 20 parks as part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s "Let's Move Outdoors" campaign to end childhood obesity within a generation. [+]
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. [+]
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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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