Children and Nature Movement in Rhode Island

November 10th, 2009 | Author: Shannon

Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods and founder of the Children and Nature Network commented on unique responsibilities of us here in the Ocean State.

“Perhaps because Rhode Island is the second most-densely populated state, Rhode Islanders have always promoted efforts to protect the natural areas that define their state through support of state and local bonds and creation of parks and preserves. The Ocean State boasts over 300 miles of coastline, and, thankfully, supports a number of growing efforts through conservation groups, schools and political leaders to get children out-of-doors to connect with the nature that they find in their communities. But like every state, Rhode Island can do much more — in fact, it could become the leading state in the children and nature movement.”

I found this quote on the Rhode Island page of the Mother Nature Network.

Thanks for the inspiration Richard Louv!

What effort is your home state doing to promote (re)connecting children and nature?

** Picture of my son enjoy a bit of the Rhode Island coastline.

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This post is a double whammy… I wrote it in 30 Minutes per the Steady Mom 30 Minute Blog Challenge. It is also my day 7 assignment for 31 Days to Build a Better Blog. This might be blogger efficiency! Thanks for reading!

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