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Read a report from the NM Listening Session featuring youth.

Pres. Obama's daughter Malia is going to summer sleepaway camp.

Natl. Environmental Ed. Foundation launches initiative to improve children’s health: Drs. to “prescribe” outdoor activity.

Paul Smith’s College, in NY's Adirondack Mountains, offers a summer college-credit program in traditional lumberjack skills and sports.

Dramatic stories about run-ins with this plant’s toxic sap have parents running scared, but all that’s needed is a little common sense.

Things tend to get a little slow around the blogosphere in summer, and that’s generally a good thing. It means many people are taking breaks from their desks and computers, their work and school, and are hopefully enjoying some time outside in nature. If you’re seeking more resources for summer activities, here are some ideas. Download the [...]

Opportunities continue to join the conversation about America's Great Outdoors, Also in San Francisco July 23.

People ages 16-25 are invited to join the conversation about America's Great Outdoors. Next: Phila. 7/27.

Fisheries biologist and Get Outdoors Florida leader Bob Wattendorf received the FL Wildlife Federation's "Conservation Educator of the Year".

Most parents say they want their children to spend more time in nature, yet face some challenges getting them there. Some ideas to overcome them.

This is an exciting summer for those who want to make their voices heard about President Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors Initiative. The America’s Great Outdoors Initiative was signed at a White House Conference on April 16. You can read the remarks and see video of President Obama, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, and others. At the April [...]

Senior government officials are hosting listening sessions in a range of locations around the U.S. On April 16, 2010, President Obama established the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative to develop a conservation and recreation agenda for the 21st century. The President understands that efforts for protecting and restoring lands and waters, and reconnecting people to the outdoors, must be community driven.

C&NN Associate Zach Pine, a longtime creator of abstract sculptures in nature, discusses his work and its capacity for healing.

Simple tips for creating a backyard discovery zone for exploration, nature awareness and unstructured play.

On April 16, 2010, President Obama established the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative to develop a conservation and recreation agenda for the 21st century. The President understands that efforts for protecting and restoring the lands and waters that we love and reconnecting people to the outdoors must be community driven. For this reason, he has called upon senior government officials to host a series of public listening sessions in a range of locations across the country.

14-year-old Natural Leader Karen de Leon discovers the joys in nature and encourages other young people to do the same.

Listening Sessions hosted by U.S. Depts. of Interior, Agriculture to be held around the country this summer.

Scotland's Children & Nature movement is gaining support from government, parents and schools.

Boredom has its benefits. So does solitude, that lost art in the age of wall-to-wall media. To occasionally be alone – not lonely, but alone – is an important part of parenting and of marriage. One time, my wife Kathy rented a room at the beach, and spent a weekend with no electronic interruptions, no [...]

Nature Explore outdoor classrooms, now in 16 states, help connect children to natural world.