Children and Nature Network

This is the national network that was started by Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods, Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder .  

www.childrenandnature.org

"The Children & Nature Network (C&NN) was created to encourage and support the people and organizations working to reconnect children with nature. C&NN provides access to the latest news and research in the field and a peer-to-peer network of researchers and individuals, educators and organizations dedicated to children's health and well-being."

 

Additional links for ideas, research and resources:

Alliance for Childhood   www.allianceforchildhood.net/

Children in Nature Collaborative (San Francisco Bay Area) www.cincbayarea.org

Children, Nature and You www.childrennatureandyou.org

Children, Youth and Environments www.colorado.edu/journals/cye/

Every Child has the Right   www.persil.com/scrapbook/Default.aspx

Hooked on Nature www.hookedonnature.org

National Institute for Play   www.nifplay.org/

Youth Enrichment Strategies   www.yesfamilies.org

Zach Pine Nature Sculpture homepage.mac.com/zpine/index.html

 

Video and audio links:

http://www.childrennatureandyou.org/videolinks.html

 

 

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