Minnesota Native Plant Society » Education http://www.mnnps.org/blog A non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and appreciation of Minnesota¹s native plants and plant communities through education and public awareness Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:44:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 No Child Left Inside: Legislation for Nature Deficit Disorder? http://www.mnnps.org/blog/index.php/2009/10/no-child-left-inside-legislation-for-nature-deficit-disorder/ http://www.mnnps.org/blog/index.php/2009/10/no-child-left-inside-legislation-for-nature-deficit-disorder/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:17:16 +0000 mnnps http://www.mnnps.org/blog/?p=23 Background

No Child Left Inside is a national movement for furthering connecting kids and nature.  Legislation from 2009 can be reviewed at this website. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2054/show

This is not a brand new issue.  As far back as 2005 NPR promoted awareness in their story with Richard Louv and his then new book ‘Last Child in the Woods: Saving Kids From Nature Deficity Disorder’. The story is at this website.  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4665933

WHAT YOU CAN DO

#1 You can speak of this to legislators and advocacy groups in terms of the benefits of healthy and diverse native plant communities being a fundamental part of connecting kids with nature and addressing nature deficit disorders. 

#2 You can respond to this post with new initiatives related to this issue.

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