Quite simply, when we deny our children nature, we deny them beauty.

In our bones we need the natural curves of hills, the scent of chaparral, the whisper of pines, the possibility of wildness.

As the young spend less of their lives in natural surroundings, their senses narrow, physiologically and psychologically and this reduces the richness of human experience we need contact with nature.

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.

All spiritual life begins with a sense of wonder, and nature is a window into that wonder.

These days, unplugged places are getting hard to find.

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.