Education
Why aren’t children connecting to nature? http://www.nwf.org/Be-Out-There/Why-Be-Out-There.aspx Why should children connect with nature? Quotes http://www.childrennatureandyou.org/quotes.html Join an online challenge or group Seasonal photo challenges http://www.goexplorenature.com/2012/12/2013-winter-nature-photo-scavenger-hunt.html Weekly topic challenges http://handbookofnaturestudy.blogspot.com/ Outdoor family communities http://www.childrenandnature.org/movement/naturalfamilies/ State Programs DNR—Get Up and Go Outside http://www.in.gov/dnr/kids/5991.htm DNR Kids Page http://www.in.gov/dnr/kids/5991.htm Hoosier Outdoor Child Indiana Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights Patch Programs—challenge, encouragement http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2418.htm National Programs National Parks—build them into vacations http://www.nps.gov/index.htm NP Webrangers http://www.nps.gov/webrangers/ NP Junior Ranger Programs http://www.nps.gov/learn/juniorranger.cfm No Child Left Inside http://www.eenc.org/index.php/in-the-news/no-child-left-inside Websites http://www.childrenandnature.org/ http://handbookofnaturestudy.blogspot.com/ Outdoor study challenges www.goexplorenature.com Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoosePartsPlay/ Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/InsideOutsideMichiana/ Loose Parts Nature Play Website: http://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com