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ChildrenNature: What gives you hope these days? @RichLouv tops Eric Utne's list at @UtneReader http://t.co/KJQhD9bS #nature #outdoors #enviro #eco

ChildrenNature: NY's Brandwein Nature Preserve is connecting kids to nature. http://t.co/C9VnE06F #nature #outdoors #playoutdoors #kids #NY

ChildrenNature: More news from the Delaware Children & Nature Task Force kickoff and No Child Left Inside Initiative. #playoutdoors http://t.co/JAoLO6VD

ChildrenNature: Signs of #Nature Deficit Disorder -- even in rural Ireland. http://t.co/MTI82cVO via @The_Irish_Times #playoutdoors #outdoors #health #kids

ChildrenNature: RT @RichLouv What if Ritalin & Adderall were prescribed less and #nature prescribed more? http://t.co/JaOGNnG0 #playoutdoors

 

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FedEx Launches Grow a Greener School Grant Contest

On May 13, FedEx launched the Grow a Greener School Contest on Pinterest to help give teachers, students and parents the resources to create hands-on sustainability projects at their school. Inspired by the FedEx EarthSmart Outreach urban conservation projects led by FedEx volunteers and supported by National Fish &…See More
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Chloe posted a blog post

FedEx Launches Grow a Greener School Grant Contest

On May 13, FedEx launched the Grow a Greener School Contest on Pinterest to help give teachers, students and parents the resources to create hands-on sustainability projects at their school. Inspired by the FedEx EarthSmart Outreach urban conservation projects led by FedEx volunteers and supported by National Fish &…See More
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Avery Cleary replied to Lizbeth Williams's discussion How Did Your 2013 Let's G.O.! (Get Outside) Event Go?! in the group Let's G.O.! Play Serve Celebrate
"Hi Carmen,  Great to see these young ones exploring!  The Marsh Safari Scavenger Hunt sounds like it was lots of fun for everyone.  Thanks for all you do to connect children and their families with nature! "
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"Georgia State Parks expands its first-time camper program. http://bit.ly/13w97up"
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"Ready, Set, Play … May 18 is National Kids to Parks Day. http://bit.ly/10jo1ji"
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Mindful Wilderness Retreats for Teens

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Forest Kindergarten newsletter - April 2013

     Spring has kicked into full bloom and our foraging opportunities have increased greatly. After the weeklong spring break this month, the kids immediately noticed two distinct changes in the plants: that there were pink flowers on the salmonberry and that the very red young tender new growth of the evergreen huckleberry leaves had shown up. We are enjoying the flavors of the leaf buds on the huckleberry, salmonberry, salal, and hazelnut. We have also found many fallen branch tips of the…See More
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K.I.W.I. Has Arrived! You Can Still Join Us!

K.I.W.I. has arrived!Check out all the fun & cool things our K.I.W.I. kids did on Day One! Visit the link to our blog to see what happened, and to find out how your kid can join us Saturday, May 18 :-)http://www.kidsinthewoodsinitiative.org/kidsinthewoodsinitiative.org/Blog/Entries/2013/5/12_Day_One...So_Much_Fun!.htmlSee More
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Suz Lipman posted a status
"Happy Mother's Day. Thanks to moms who get kids in nature. pic.twitter.com/FMR5s4XG84 Pls support C&NN in that work: http://bit.ly/1382Lh3"
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Carmen Field posted a status
"My 7-year-old daughter Eryn shared her knowledge of birds on TV this week - http://ning.it/11ZOkfS. I'm proud of my little Jr. Birder!"
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Suz Lipman commented on Children & Nature Network's group Let's G.O.! Play Serve Celebrate
"Did you play, serve or celebrate during Let's G.O.! (Get Outside) Month? Take our survey by May 30 and be entered to win a $100 gift card from REI. http://bit.ly/17ajtTR"
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FedEx Launches Grow a Greener School Grant Contest

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Posted by Chloe on May 17, 2013 at 8:12am

Forest Kindergarten newsletter - April 2013

     Spring has kicked into full bloom and our foraging opportunities have increased greatly. After the weeklong spring break this month, the kids immediately noticed two distinct changes in the plants: that there were pink flowers on the salmonberry and that the very red young tender new growth of the evergreen huckleberry leaves had shown up. We are enjoying the flavors of the leaf buds on the huckleberry, salmonberry, salal, and hazelnut. We have also found many fallen branch tips of the…

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Posted by Erin Kenny on May 15, 2013 at 7:57am

K.I.W.I. Has Arrived! You Can Still Join Us!

K.I.W.I. has arrived!

Check out all the fun & cool things our K.I.W.I. kids did on Day One! Visit the link to our blog to see what happened, and to find out how your kid can join us Saturday, May 18 :-)…

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Posted by Mark Yearwood on May 14, 2013 at 6:31am

A Book That Supports Getting Kids Outside, $ to C&NN This Weekend!

Lotto's Super-Awesome Unbelievable Park Adventure is all about outdoor discovery and adventure for the three kids in the book.  And this weekend, Lotto, his brother, Armond and his sister, Riley are helping get kids outdoors - so to speak.…

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Posted by Jan Ellen Ferrigan on May 3, 2013 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

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Values of outdoor play for young children

Started by Jacqueline Tymon in What are you doing to re-connect children with nature? May 4.

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Started by Jason Kapchinske in What are you doing to re-connect children with nature?. Last reply by Jason Kapchinske Apr 30.

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Started by Alfred Onyango in Children's Chalkboard: Nature Stories & Poems BY Children Apr 20.

 
 
 

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