In nature, a child finds freedom, fantasy, and privacy: a place distant from the adult world, a separate peace.

We are telling our kids that nature is in the past and it probably doesn't count anymore, the future is in electronics, the boogeyman is in the woods, and playing outdoors is probably illicit and possibly illegal.

Environment-based education produces student gains in social studies, science, language arts, and math; improves standardized test scores and grade-point averages; and develops skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making.

Time spent in nature is the most cost-effective and powerful way to counteract the burnout and sort of depression that we feel when we sit in front of a computer all day.

The future will belong to the nature-smart...Th e more high-tech we become, the more nature we need.

Kids are absolutely starved for positive adult contact.

Some kids don't want to be organized all the time. They want to let their imaginations run; they want to see where a stream of water takes them.