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Article about Green education
This article celebrates the No Child Left Inside Act
Books
Here you will find reviews of books that are of interest to outdoor enthusiasts.
Children and Nature organization
The vision and mission of the Children & Nature Network is to give every child in every community a wide range of opportunities to experience nature directly, reconnecting our children with nature's joys and lessons, its profound physical and mental bounty.
Conservation Education: Birds and Wildlife
PRBO Conservation Science, is dedicated to conserving birds, other wildlife and ecosystems through innovative scientific research and outreach.
Food suggestions
Three food suggestions for outdoor travel:
Gardening with your children
Many other writings on kids’ gardening start with what to grow and how to design and build a kids’ garden, prepare soil, and plant, but this primer is not just about creating one garden for your kids. It’s about taking advantage of “gardening moments” with your kids every week in your own backyard ... and front yard and in the garage and at the windowsill and in the basement ... Through the seasons there are big projects and little opportunities for gardening with kids that can fit seamlessly into your life. This primer will help you learn to recognize those opportunities and turn your kids’ questions into fun discoveries. And you’ll get the garden-building basics too!
Gear Review
Here you will find a list of product reviews that you can find on this website.
Get em' Outside Video
“Get ’em Outside” is a wonderful, five-minute video celebrating the value of environmental education and is quite popular on YouTube. U.S. House of Representatives approved the No Child Left Inside Act of 2008.
Healthy Child Healthy World
As a national leader for nearly two decades, Healthy Child Healthy World has become the nation's leading organization of its kind. We help millions of parents, educators, health professionals, and the general public take action to create healthy environments and embrace green, non-toxic steps.
Hybrid RV?
Article by Sommer Poquette www.greenandcleanmom.org
Light-weight backpacking
How to pack for children. Copied with permission from Addie Morstad.
Mothers Acting Up
Mothers Acting Up exists to inspire and mobilize mothers* to advocate on behalf of the world's children.
No Child Left Inside Act
List of resources about the No Child Left Inside Act
North American Association of Environmental Education
Celebrating 36 years of promoting excellence in environmental education! NAAEE is the professional association for environmental education. Our members promote professional excellence in nonformal organizations, K-12 classrooms, universities (both instructors and students), government agencies, and corporate settings throughout North America and in over 55 other countries. Since 1971, the Association has created opportunities for its members to improve their skills in creating and delivering programs and services that teach people how to think, not what to think.
Outdoor preschool
Children will play outside all day, rain or shine, in warm or wintry weather at Canada's first outdoor preschool.
Play and Observe
Brought to you by the National Wildlife Federation. This website offers different ideas on how to beat nature deficit disorder with educational outdoor activities.
SEEK
Welcome to SEEK (Sharing Environmental Education Knowledge), the home of Minnesota’s environmental education (EE) resources. SEEK is a dynamic website that is constantly evolving. It includes a comprehensive directory of over 1200 resources, press releases, employment opportunities, Environmental education is the exploration of social and natural systems and their relationships. research abstracts, web links, a calendar of events, and much more.
Sunscreen Information
Information on safe sunscreen. Article and comprehensive list of suggestions