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?

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.

The woods were my Ritalin. Nature calmed me, focused me, and yet excited my senses.

A natural environment is far more complex than any playing field.

Use all of your senses.

There is a real world, beyond the glass, for children who look, for those whose parents encourage them to truly see.

We have such a brief opportunity to pass on to our children our love for this Earth, and to tell our stories. These are the moments when the world is made whole. In my children's memories, the adventures we've had together in nature will always exist.