Students and Nature

New Film Highlights Overloaded Stressed-Out Kids

 |  Mar 9, 2011

A new documentary film being embraced by parents and teachers alike may explain why we have a generation of kids so totally disconnected from nature. Race to Nowhere, being shown … Read more

Boy munching on trowel

It’s in the dirt! Bacteria in soil may make us happier, smarter

 |  Mar 9, 2011

Dirt can be good for you? That’s what recent scientific research is telling us. So — pass the mud pies! Read more

No Child Left Inside- Be Out There!

,  |  Mar 4, 2011

No Child Left Inside How often do kids spend time outdoors in unstructured play? Not too often nowadays. If you think your kids are getting that outdoor time at school, … Read more

Outdoor Play for Baby Boomers: An Audio Archive

 |  Mar 4, 2011

Welcome to the Free Play Project, which celebrates the history of unstructured, spontaneous play for children in the United States by gathering audio recordings of people’s memories of stickball, marbles, and other outdoor games. Read more

Go Green with a St. Patrick’s Day Garden

 |  Mar 3, 2011

On March 17, try this traditional planting activity with your family Read more

Celebrate National Wildlife Week with 15 Minutes Outside

 |  Mar 1, 2011

Want to know how you can celebrate National Wildlife Week right in your backyard? Head outside for 15 minutes each day the week of March 14-20 to notice the nature in your neighborhood with these five activities Read more

Green Jobs Innovation Fund Accepting Applications

 |  Feb 24, 2011

The Department of Labor has announced the Green Jobs Innovation Fund competition to support opportunities in green industry sectors and occupations.  President Obama has called on the United States to … Read more

Michigan Greenforce Initiative Summit a Success

,  |  Feb 18, 2011

Yesterday at Lansing Community College- West Campus, 90 participants from across the state of Michigan participated in the first Greenforce Initiative summit. With 15 community colleges represented, state agencies, non-profit … Read more

Even President Obama Has Trouble Getting His Kids Outside

 |  Feb 17, 2011

If you don’t think you have anything in common with the President of the United States, think again.  Wednesday night, on February 16, 2011, President Barack Obama, had this to … Read more

Spring Greening: Obama Calls for Americans to “Get Outside!”

 |  Feb 17, 2011

Spring is around the corner and Americans are excited to get back outside! The Obama Administration agrees, yesterday releasing the America’s Great Outdoors report, which serves as a blueprint for how … Read more