A key challenge for the child-friendly city is how to develop land for housing in a way that also creates and maintains the green and open spaces that are so necessary for children’s play, and...Read more
The recent publication, Children, Nature, Cities (Murnaghan and Shillington, eds., 2016) is a wonderful compilation of reflections and critical analyses of the interpretations of nature in the city, and children’s experiences of both. Using the...Read more
A pack of Sherman Middle School students gathered in a circle at Warner Park to share their constructions of cattails, grass, mud and sticks.
Anke Keuser, a doctoral candidate in the Nelson Institute’s Environment and Resources...Read more
The City of Madison is on course to start an exciting initiative. With a planning grant of $25,000 from the Children & Nature Network in partnership with the National League of Cities Institute for Youth...Read more
Governor, Jay Inslee, announced today that more than $940,000 in grants will be awarded for programs in 15 counties statewide to help get kids outdoors and connect with nature and their communities.
The No Child Left...Read more
Every day in Simcoe County, 150 kindergarten students are exploring new territory, and in more ways than one.
They’re doing it while marching through muddy forests during outdoor lessons across the region north of Toronto. They’re...Read more
