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

Nature is one of the best antidotes to fear.

There's a generation now that didn't grow up in nature. Some of these adults are parents and they know that nature is good for their kids but they don't know where to start.

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.

The times I spent with my children in nature are among my most meaningful memories-and I hope theirs.

Kids are absolutely starved for positive adult contact.

It takes time--loose, unstructured dreamtime-- to experience nature in a meaningful way. Unless parents are vigilant, such time becomes a scarce resource, not because we intend it to shrink, but because time is consumed by multiple, invisible forces; because our culture currently places so little value on natural play.