Being Close To Nature, In General, Helps

Most People Are Either Awakened To Or Are Strengthened In Their Spiritual Journey By Experiences In The Natural World.

American Family Life Has Never Been Particularly Idyllic. In The Nineteenth Century, Nearly A Quarter Of All Children Experienced The Death Of One Of Their Parents.... Not Until The Sixties Did The Chief Cause Of Separation Of Parents Shift From Death To Divorce.

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.

Natural Playgrounds May Decrease Bullying.

In Every Bio-region, One Of The Most Urgent Tasks Is To Rebuild The Community Of Naturalists - So Radically Depleted In Recent Years, As Young People Have Spent Less Time In Nature, And Higher Education Has Placed Less Value On Such Disciplines As Zoology……the Times Are Right For The Return Of The Amateur, Twenty-first-century, Citizen Naturalist. To Be A Citizen Naturalist Is To Take Personal Action, To Both Protect And Participate In Nature.