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Green Family Music / Connecting Families to Nature Through Music!

Started Sep 17, 2010

So glad to be a part of the Grassroots Leadership Conference!
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Suz Lipman commented on Chip Donahue's group C&NN Natural Families Network

"Congratulations Chip and Ashley Donahue and "Kids in the Valley, Adventuring" family nature club on 5 years of getting kids and families outside! Read their story…"

Feb 12

Katie Kunze commented on Chip Donahue's group C&NN Natural Families Network

"I live in Michigan and still live with my parents. My dad is disabled with young onset Parkinson's disease and uses a wheelchair to get around. Does any one know of any accessible activities or parks in Michigan, specifically southeast…"

Dec 14, 2012

Suz Lipman commented on Chip Donahue's group C&NN Natural Families Network

"LAST DAY! Are you in a family nature club? Please consider taking C&NN's brief survey. Take the survey by TODAY 12/10 to be entered to win a $100 REI gift card and other prizes. Leaders survey is here:…"

Dec 10, 2012

Suz Lipman commented on Chip Donahue's group C&NN Natural Families Network

"Hello Natural Families Network members! Are you in a family nature club? Please consider taking C&NN's brief survey and helping us out. Take the survey by Dec. 10 to be entered to win a $100 REI gift card and other prizes. Leaders survey is…"

Dec 7, 2012

Heather Kuhlken commented on Chip Donahue's group C&NN Natural Families Network

"Hi Meghan, I am one of the leaders presenting tonight and on Thursday. I just wanted to let you know that one of the things I am planning to talk about is roughly what you are suggesting that your group may move to. I have a group of 20…"

Nov 27, 2012

Gayle Bodge commented on Chip Donahue's group C&NN Natural Families Network

"Hi Meghan, I'm going to be in on tonight's webinar, so I don't think we'll have a chance to connect there, but I wanted to share my experiences with my nature group. Growing up ME is just a year old and aside from monthly outings…"

Nov 27, 2012

Janice Swaisgood commented on Chip Donahue's group C&NN Natural Families Network

"Hi Meghan! I just found out that today's webinar is full, but there may still be room for Thursday's webinar (12noon ET). Any chance you can make that one? If not, I'll read your question during the Q&A time and you can view the…"

Nov 27, 2012

Meghan Cox Mick commented on Chip Donahue's group C&NN Natural Families Network

"Hi all, I'm hoping to be able to make the webinar this evening, but in case I miss it, I have a question. I've been running my family nature club, Red Dirt Discoveries, for two years now. Attendance has significantly dropped off and…"

Nov 27, 2012

Suz Lipman commented on Chip Donahue's group C&NN Natural Families Network

"Hello! I want to remind everyone that the first of the Natural Families Network FREE webinars will be offered today, Tues. 11/27, at 7 pm ET. The second will be Thurs. 11/29, at Noon ET. Learn what's new in the Natural Families Network, ask…"

Nov 27, 2012

Mark Yearwood commented on Chip Donahue's group C&NN Natural Families Network

"Hello Everyone! I am excited to introduce to you Kids In the Woods Initiative--K.I.W.I. As Founder & Executive Director of K.I.W.I., I hope that we can count on your support! Please visit our Fundraising Campaign…"

Sep 25, 2012

Herb Broda left a comment for Chip Donahue

"Hi Chip-- Thanks for the kind words-- it was a pleasure meeting you at the Gathering.! Herb"

Sep 10, 2012

Chip Donahue commented on Manny Kiesser's blog post What the Potomac River Taught Me About Tai Chi

"Thank you for taking me there in person and once again with your lovely writing."

Sep 6, 2012

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C&NN Natural Families Network

Welcome to the virtual gathering place of the Natural Families Network. A “Natural Family” is any family who values and uses the natural world as a place for playing, growing, and learning. Natural Families believe that children who spend time in nature are happier, healthier and smarter, and aspire to share their experiences with other families. See More

Aug 22, 2012

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Margie commented on Chip Donahue's group C&NN Natural Families Network

"Janice, So glad you will share the curriculum. The Advice From Nature series is great. "Will do" on the discussion idea."

Aug 8, 2012

Janice Swaisgood commented on Chip Donahue's group C&NN Natural Families Network

"Thanks for sharing this Margie! I will be sharing the curriculum with our regional collaborative as well (San Diego Children and Nature Collaborative). I haven't read the whole thing yet, but what I have looked at looks great and I love that it…"

Aug 8, 2012

Margie commented on Chip Donahue's group C&NN Natural Families Network

"Nature clubs can be a great place to teach character lessons from nature: http://www.yourtruenature.com/library/images/Teacher%20Curriculum/K12%20Character%20Education%20Plan.pdf"

Aug 8, 2012

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Roaring and Gnashing! Long Live Maurice Sendak!

Thank you, Sir... You engaged our children and will forever cause people around the world to see the importance of

exploring their world.

making mistakes.

climbing a hill.

facing their fears.

screaming.

smiling.

laughing.

sighing.

having "nakie" time.

crying.

finding magic in a special place.

feeling sad.

finding a way to express themselves.

a warm dinner at the end of the day.

a…

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Posted on May 8, 2012 at 8:58am — 2 Comments

Do you like your new hat Daddy?

Our oldest came in the kitchen while I was fixing dinner last night (turkey burgers) and saw me sporting the new CRPA (Cowpasture River Preservation Association) hat that I got in the mail today. She giggled and said, “Do you like your new hat, Daddy?”

Yes, indeed I do. These busy days have me pining over the leisure hours and days we spent…

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Posted on October 12, 2011 at 12:02pm

As the summer winds down for me…

School starts up again for me tomorrow. Wow! I really can’t believe that.

With that said, it explains why I have been trying desparately to check too many things off of a day’s list lately. A hike here, a visit there, a book read and a house cleaned.

While visiting the library, I stumbled upon a sweet treat: Pioneer Naturalists: The Discovery and Naming of North American Plants and…

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Posted on August 11, 2011 at 8:52pm

Advice FOR Natural Family Leaders BY Natural Family Leaders

In January of 2008, Ashley and I started Kids In the Valley, Adventuring!, a free nature club for families in Roanoke, Virginia (www.kidsadventuring.org). Since then, we have connected with wonderfully creative people around the United States and beyond who have started their own nature clubs. To increase our conversations and to document them to help other families, we created a facebook page for leaders as well as the NING…

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Posted on August 8, 2010 at 9:00pm — 2 Comments

Paging Robert Michael Pyle, this one's for you.

“When people connect with nature, it happens somewhere. Almost everyone who cares deeply about the outdoors can identify a particular place where contact occurred. This may have been a wilderness, a national park, or a stretch of unbounded countryside, but more often the place that makes a difference is unspectacular: a vacant lot, a scruffy patch of woods, a weedy field, a stream, a green ravine…

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Posted on March 9, 2010 at 6:10pm — 1 Comment

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At 5:33pm on September 10, 2012, Herb Broda said…: Hi Chip--

Thanks for the kind words-- it was a pleasure meeting you at the Gathering.!

Herb

At 7:56am on June 8, 2011, Michele Whiteaker said…: Thanks for commenting on the article, Chip! Please, let me know if there's anything else I can do to help spread the word.

At 10:53am on June 7, 2011, Leave No Trace Center said…: Chip,

I also wanted to let you know that Leave No Trace just made a "group" page on this site, so check us out there as well!

At 9:46am on June 7, 2011, Leave No Trace Center said…: Thanks, Chip! Thanks for all you do to support Leave No Trace in your community.

At 9:05am on October 7, 2009, Judy Molland said…: I wish I could have been there! Ironically, with all the work around publicity for my book, I haven't been getting out enough lately! A book talk sounds great and yes, feel free to use the cover image. Do you need me to send it to you?

At 8:02am on October 7, 2009, Judy Molland said…: How did the presentation go? I'd love to hear all about it!

At 8:36am on September 29, 2009, Michael Clark said…: Thanks so much for the invite!

At 7:36pm on September 28, 2009, Judy Molland said…: Sounds excellent! Keep me posted!

At 6:56am on September 28, 2009, Judy Molland said…: Hi again Chip! I went to hear Richard Louv on Friday, giving a talk in Los Altos, CA, and after he mentioned your name, it clicked that I'd read all about you, and your family groups. And seen the clip from the Today Show. So I'm delighted to meet you!

At 9:51am on September 24, 2009, Judy Molland said…: Thank you, Chip! I'm very excited about this book, so thrilled that you'll be using it. Let me know if you need anything else from me, and do let me know how it goes!