Resources

Recommended reading and resources for the nature-loving parent (or individual!) recommended by our Director Roz Hanchett

Books

Carson, R. (1998). The Sense of Wonder. New York: Harper Collins.

Louv, R. (2006). Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books.

Nabhan, G.P. & S. Trimble. (1994). The Geography of Childhood: Why Children Need Wild Places. Boston: Beacon Press.

Wilson, R.A. Ed. (1994). Environmental Education at the Early Childhood Level. Troy: North American Association for Environmental Education.
 

Links

Children and Nature Network: www.childrenandnature.org 

Fact Sheet on Children’s Health and Nature: www.neefusa.org/assets/files/NIFactSheet.pdf 

Green Hearts Institute for Nature in Childhood: www.greenheartsinc.org 

National Forum on Children and Nature: www.forumonchildrenandnature.org 

National Environmental Education Foundation: www.neefusa.org

No Child Left Inside Coalition: http://www.cbf.org/Page.aspx?pid=687

Mountain Shadows School: http://www.mountainshadowsschool.com/

Harris Center for Conservation:  http://www.harriscenter.org/

Nation Wildlife Federation: http://www.nwf.org/Be-Out-There/Why-Be-Out-There/Benefits.aspx
 

Articles

"The Fragile Generation": http://reason.com/archives/2017/10/26/the-fragile-generation