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Protect Our Children from Toxic Air

In less than a minute you can help make a change for the health of our nation’s children and our nation’s wildlife. Read more

Coal, Kids and America’s Classrooms

I bet you remember the powerful and persistent Julia Roberts in the Oscar-winning “Erin Brockovich” who is an impelling force behind the largest medical settlement lawsuit in history around the … Read more

The Secret Garden, Now with Dinosaurs! Two Views of One Trail

How many other activities could lead two very different children to two completely different places of happiness and contentment? Read more

Green Ribbon Schools: The Win-Win Scenario our Students Need!

Written by: Danielle Moodie-Mills and Jenna Peters [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM9kuZcz_Nw[/youtube] The U.S. Department of Education announced today the creation of the Green Ribbon Schools program, which will recognize schools that have taken … Read more

Healthy Parks, Healthy People!

  Today I’m attending the Healthy Parks, Healthy People conference at the Institute for the Golden Gate outside of San Francisco.  It is a gathering of a surprisingly diverse mix … Read more

Outdoor Play in the 20s and 30s: An Audio Archive

Read about the Free Play Project, which aims to collect recorded stories about outdoor games played by Americans of different generations. Read more

Urban Wildlife Inspires Greater Need for Healthy Communities

This past weekend, I was inspired by one of the most awesome spectacles I’ve witnessed since moving to the nation’s capital: On my ride home from some Christmas shopping, I … Read more

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Ho, Ho, Ho! The Season’s Best Family Outdoor Fun from the Web

Ranger Rick editor Libby Schleichert offers the best outdoor nature activities for the holiday season. Read more

Get To Know Contest

Get To Know Contest: Enter Your Child’s Nature-Inspired Artwork

Enter your kids’ nature-inspired drawings, video, photos, or writing in the Get To Know Contest by November 30. Read more

Nature Calms The Mind, Brain Scans Prove

I know how much calmer I feel when I’m surrounded by the natural world, but now there is really good science to explain why. New research published in the journal … Read more

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