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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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Health
Time for a “Grow Outside Movement’ in Health Care
By Richard Louv
Do we really want to improve the nation's health care system -- or just throw more money at it? If better health is the true objective, a seldom-mentioned approach deserves more attention. That is, the preventive benefits of outdoor recreation and the restorative power of nature.
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Media & Culture | Review
SF Chronicle, Tuesday, April 24, 2007
A fed-up soccer mom calls for time out
By Steve Weinberg
Revolution in the Bleachers; How Parents Can Take Back Family Life in a World Gone Crazy Over Youth Sports
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Leadership
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 these new resources for leaders, organizers, and participants at the local, national, and international levels:
