If you want to hear news about kids programs in our National Parks, the No Child Left Inside Act, new research on links between outdoor activity and health, or a story about a farmer trying to reverse the trend of “joystick-wielding, video-watching mouse clickers [becoming] too disconnected from nature to care for it” (as a recent featured article from the Cedar Rapids Gazette put it), you may want to check out the Children and Nature Network.

Part of a grassroots movement to bring youth back to nature in the digital age, the C&NN is a nonprofit organization whose website is a clearinghouse for research, programs, initiatives, and legislation relating to kids connecting with the outdoor world.

Founded by Richard Louv, columnist and author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder, the C&NN is a place to publish research, find practical advice, and look for networking opportunities with other local initiatives.

Visit the Children and Nature Network website today...and then go outside!