By Matthew D. Della Porta For YouBeauty On the third day of my bachelor party camping trip in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York, someth...
Maureen K. Calamia | Posted 11.17.2011
Many parents that I speak to have a level of disconnection with nature, some bordering on Nature Deficit Disorder, or NDD, a term coined by journalist Richard Louv to describe the lack of nature experience among today's youth.
M. Sanjayan | Posted 11.16.2011
Given that most East Coasters live just a couple of hours' drive from great national parks and the Atlantic coast, this paucity of nature in our children's lives is hard to understand and harder still to accept.
Millie Kerr | Posted 08.31.2011
They say that home is where the heart is. Mine belongs in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, to this cottage, which is currently primed for an epic 4th of July celebration.
Celia Alario | Posted 05.25.2011
On a recent visit to Los Angeles I was overjoyed at the creativity, ingenuity, business savvy and pure chutzpah of a green service project presented on the streets -- called Seed Bombs.
Michelle Howard | Posted 05.25.2011
If James Cameron, leverages his high visibility by becoming an environmental activist and leader, he'll have one more thing in common with Gaylord Nelson. And that would be good.
Julie Packard | Posted 05.25.2011
A half-century ago, Anne Morrow Lindbergh wrote Gifts from the Sea, bestseller in which she described what we as individuals can take away from our times of quiet reflection along the shore.
Michelle Howard | Posted 11.17.2011
Is it possible that all that time wandering around outside talking to myself had something to do with my aptitude at school? Boredom, which drove me outside, is an art lost to contemporary childhood.
Deanna Neil | Posted 11.17.2011
We want to get kids outside, but who should lead the way: teachers, parents or kids themselves? Deciding the best approach for reengaging kids with nature means knowing where the problem stems from.
Darell Hammond | Posted 11.17.2011
In addition to great fun, outdoor play gives children the physical activity their growing bodies need, as well as the interaction that will help them to develop cognitive, social and emotional skills.
Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011
How can you ensure that your children don't end up deprived of outdoor experiences? Here are four ideas for getting your kids away from the video games and out into nature instead.
Tabby Biddle | Posted 11.17.2011
The alternative to starving my soul of Mother Earth magic was to take the train from Grand Central up to Cold Spring and spend the day in the woods.
Graham Hill | Posted 05.25.2011
While climate woes are real and we need to respond to them, there are other reasons to rethink how we now are in the world.
Margaret Ryan | Posted 05.25.2011
Children don't play the way they used to and they are suffering for it. Some say, nature, or lack of it, is to blame.
Brenda Scott Royce | Posted 05.25.2011
A zoo visit won't achieve the same level of impact as an African safari, but most of us, viewing elephants and other exotic animals in their ever-shrinking native habitat is not possible.
Pamela Todd | Posted 05.25.2011
On November 30, the State of Illinois will lock the gates to 12 state parks and 13 historic sites. If you try to get in, you could be arrested for trespassing . . . on public lands you've been supporting with your tax dollars all these years.
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