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.

How can our kids really understand the moral complexities of being alive if they are not allowed to engage in those complexities outdoors?

Nature introduces children to the idea—to the knowing—that they are not alone in this world, and that realities and dimensions exist alongside their own.

The real cultural war is between the culture of narcissism and what might be called the culture of renewal.

This seems clear enough: When truly present in nature, we do use all our senses at the same time, which is the optimum state of learning.

Kids and adults pay a price for too much tech, and it's not wholesale.

The future will belong to the nature-smart-those individuals, families, businesses, and political leaders who develop a deeper understanding of the transformative power of the natural world and who balance the virtual with the real. The more high-tech we become, the more nature we need.