Life is short, and childhood is even shorter! Get some use out of that wooden swing set — it can be used to enhance your family traditions. Make something old new again for your child's spring or summer birthday by making the swing set the centerpiece for creating a themed birthday party. This is a unique twist to an outdoor kids’ celebration, but it’s perfect...
Group Hike
Saturday, April 21
Day before Earth Day
Section 4, 10:00 am
One way- 4.2 miles
(South Lark’s Lake Road To Robinson Road)
Meet at 10:00 a.m. at the Pleasantview Township Hall located at the corner of Pleasantview and Stutsmanville Roads. http://northcountrytrail.org/hrb/Home.html
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An Interview with Richard Louv: Using the Nature Principle and Camps to Reduce Nature-Deficit Disorder – for Children and Adults
What progress have you seen in the movement to connect children and nature since you wrote Last Child in the Woods in 2005?
Last Child didn’t create the children and nature movement. That was already percolating, and America’s camps have always been part of that. But the book proved to be a useful tool, and I’m grateful for that. For the most part, it’s...
National Kids to Parks Day Set for May 19, 2012
ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Classroom Contest Encourages Kids to Plan New & Exciting Ways to Explore Outdoors
Children, parents and teachers are gearing up for this year's National Kids to Parks Day (KTP), a nation-wide day of outdoor play organized by National Park Trust (NPT) in...
PB&J Furry Friend Snowshoe Benefit
February 18th, 2012
Office: Area Events
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Location: 2101 Welsheimer Road, Harbor Springs
Grab your snowshoes and your furry four legged friend and join the Little Traverse Bay Humane Society for a snowshoe walk at the picturesque PB&J Farm located just north of Stutsmanville Road at the end of...
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THE “VITAMIN N” PRESCRIPTION – Some Health Professionals Now Recommending Nature Time for Children and Adults
About the Author
Richard Louv is Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Children and Nature Network. He is the author of "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder"and "The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder."By Richard Louv on July 26th, 2011
In 2009, Janet Ady of the
Memphis Commercial Appeal By Ben Dyson and Lisa Dyson Childhood obesity rates in the United States have skyrocketed in the past 20 years and are now at epidemic levels. Tennessee ranks third in the nation for childhood obesity and has one of the highest rates of pediatric Type II diabetes and heart disease. Memphis has been nationally recognized as one of the "fattest"...
“Nature can be the clump of trees… or the ravine by the house. In terms of biodiversity, those places many not be that important, but to a child they can be a whole universe, where they can discover a sense of wonder. That is essential to our humanity, and we can't deny that to future generations.”
- Richard Louv
- Richard Louv
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