Education News
State
Columbia Missourian – April 17, 2007
Planting SEEDS in Missouri
By Aaron T. Ancel
The Environment and Endangered Species program connects students with things that don’t plug into the wall.
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National
How Camp Teaches Kids to Think Green!
Camp programs are among the very best ways for children to learn a lasting appreciation for nature and a lifelong interest in caring for the earth. To find out more, explore the American Camp Associations children and nature online resources.
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U.S. Forest Service – May 22, 2007
U.S. Forest Service Announces 24 recipients of the ‘More Kids in the Woods’ challenge
The U.S. Forest Service presented awards to 24 Forest Service applicants and their partners from around the country. Matched dollar for dollar by agency partners, program funding will top $1.5 million for projects that improve children’s health, combat obesity, and connect kids to the land. [+]
State
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune – May 28, 2007
More Kids in the Wyoming Woods
By Brodie Farquhar
Wyoming's “Healthy Kids, Healthy Watersheds” program program is designed to get kids out of the classroom and into the woods and mountains.
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State
Deseret Morning News – May 28, 2007
Northern Utah groups awarded $93,700
By Elaine Jarvik
Lisa Perez, conservation education coordinator for the Logan Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service, wrote the grant awarded to several northern Utah groups that include the area's Hispanic Coalition, the Stokes Nature Center and three districts of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
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State
– March 01, 2007
Get Your Green Hour in GA
Athens-Clarke County Recycling Division hosts Greenfest 2007 to encourage kids to limit indoor time with television and video games, and get plenty of unstructured, outdoor play.
C&NN has designated April "Children & Nature Awareness Month." As part of this effort, we invited network members (like you) to list their April programs and share their strategies for building public awareness. Find out what's happening in your community on the C&NN Movement Map.
As part of our ongoing efforts to build the movement, the Children & Nature Network has published two new resources for leaders, organizers, and participants at the local, national, and international levels:
An annotated bibliography of 20 premier studies focusing on the children and nature connection.
