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A walk in the woods, climbing a tree or patiently watching a fish rise to a dry fly will not solve everything, but it could go a long way to bring things into a more positive, hopeful perspective. Richard Louv’s “Vitamin N” (the health benefits of time spent in nature) should find its place in [...]

New interpretive trail system for kids comes to U.S. national parks.

Audubon & Toyota seek to fund promising conservation leaders and community-based projects.

SF Bay Area's Pegasus Project gets students out on the water, where transformations occur.

Summer camp gives children meaningful advantages in college.

Research shows that 21% of children play outdoors daily, compared to 71% during their parents' childhoods.

We owe it to our service members and their families to preserve wild places, veteran says.

In striving to make our kids safe and smart we have turned them into "bored blobs", author writes.

Every child needs nature. Not just the ones with parents who appreciate nature. Not only those of a certain economic class or culture or set of abilities. Every child. If a child never sees the stars, never has meaningful encounters with other species, never experiences the richness of nature, what happens to that child? In [...]

C&NN Founding Chair Richard Louv consulting on new children's treatment center in MN, which is designed with nature.

With new research showing Australians less inclined to embrace adventure, author plunges into wilderness trek.

Nationwide day of outdoor play organized by National Park Trust. Classroom contest ends March 1.

One day, while driving down a freeway, I looked up to see an empty sky where there had been mountaintops. Dust was rising as massive earth graders rumbled across a now-blank plain. Seemingly overnight, they had sliced away the horizon. Later came rows of mini-mansions devoid of color or individuality or visual meaning, and shopping malls, [...]

Children growing up today are deprived of the many healing elements found within nature.

Preschoolers spend at least half a day outside in woods, in all seasons.

Most pre-school children spend hours doing sedentary activities instead of playing outside, research has shown.

Canadian researcher studies memorable moments in nature.

Kellogg Foundation grant helps students, teachers and families reconnect to nature.

Children in Pakistan are isolated from the simple pleasures of exploring nature.

Leave No Child Inside NW Ohio gets children, adults into nature.