There is another possibility: not the end of nature, but the rebirth of wonder and even joy.

Kids are plugged into some sort of electronic medium 44 hours per week.

We attempt to remember our collective American childhood, the way it was, but what we often remember is a combination of real past, pieces reshaped by bitterness and love, and, of course, the video past--the portrayals of family life on such television programs as "Leave it to Beaver" and "Father Knows Best" and all the rest.

The children and nature movement is fueled by this fundamental idea: the child in nature is an endangered species, and the health of children and the health of the Earth are inseparable.

What if a tree fell in the forest and no one knew it's biological name? Did it exist?

No other youth group like the Scouts has trained so many future leaders while at the same time being a nature organization with its outdoor focus.

Nature has been taken over by thugs who care absolutely nothing about it. We need to take nature back.