DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - Dubuque has been selected to join a national initiative to make it easier for children to learn and play in nature. “It’s not just about developing a stewardship, ethic, or a ...

Kellie Vella is a Research Fellow with the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child. Madeleine Dobson is an Associate Investigator with the Australian Research Council ...

DANVILLE, Va. – Danville has earned the designation of “Nature Everywhere Community,” becoming the first city in Virginia to receive this recognition. This initiative is part of the Nature Everywhere ...

Spending time outside, especially in green spaces like parks, is important for children’s development and well-being. Connecting with nature can even help manage some physical and mental conditions.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — Throughout her 18 years working in children’s education and three years working with ...

When Richard Louv published a book in 2005, he coined the term nature deficit disorder. He did so “to serve as a description of the human costs of alienation from nature … as a way to talk about an ...

Spending time outside, especially in green spaces like parks, is important for children's development and well-being. Connecting with nature can even help manage some physical and mental conditions.

NORWELL ‒ The ahead-of-its-time South Shore YMCA Nature Center has been "reimagined" and is introducing itself again to the community with an updated campus and focus on what families want for their ...

Young people were given an opportunity to connect with the environment during an annual tour of the Spittal Pond nature reserve today. About 200 children, parents, grandparents and camp leaders took ...