We tend to block off many of our senses when we're staring at a screen. Nature time can literally bring us to our senses.

Every child needs nature. Not just the ones with parents who appreciate nature. Not only those of a certain economic class or culture or set of abilities. Every child.

Natural play strengthens children's self-confidence and arouses their senses-their awareness of the world and all that moves in it, seen and unseen.

We can conserve energy and tread more lightly on the Earth while we expand our culture's capacity for joy.

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.

The pleasure of being alive is brought into sharper focus when you need to pay attention to staying alive.

If a child never sees the stars, never has meaningful encounters with other species, never experiences the richness of nature, what happens to that child?