Students and Nature

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

New White House Report on Great Outdoors

,  |  Feb 16, 2011

Today President Obama is announcing a new conservation and recreation agenda for the country, detailed in a report entitled “America’s Great Outdoors.” The President established the America’s Great Outdoors initiative … Read more

Calling All Kids: Want to Spend a Week in the Great Outdoors?

 |  Feb 16, 2011

  Do you know a child who loves the outdoors and nature? Here’s a chance for him or her to spend a week-long outdoor adventure at the Family Nature Summit! National … Read more

Backyard Birding Tips For Beginners

 |  Feb 9, 2011

Introduce your family to some feathered friends and join the Great Backyard Bird Count Read more