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Nature is beautiful, but not always pretty.

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Richard Louv
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 1
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Time in nature is not leisure time it's an essential investment in our chidlren's health (and also, by the way, in our own).
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Nature introduces children to the idea—to the knowing—that they are not alone in this world, and that realities and dimensions exist alongside their own.
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We can conserve energy and tread more lightly on the Earth while we expand our culture's capacity for joy.
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Reconnection to the natural world is fundamental to human health, well-being, spirit, and survival.
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By bringing nature into our lives, we invite humility.
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The future will belong to the nature-smart...Th e more high-tech we become, the more nature we need.
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Nature does not steal time, it amplifies it.
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As a species, we are most animated when our days and nights on Earth are touched by the natural world. We can find immeasurable joy in the birth of a child, a great work of art, or falling in love.
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We have such a brief opportunity to pass on to our children our love for this Earth, and to tell our stories. These are the moments when the world is made whole. In my children's memories, the adventures we've had together in nature will always exist.
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The future will belong to the nature-smart.
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These days, unplugged places are getting hard to find.
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To take nature and natural play away from children may be tantamount to withholding oxygen.
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We do not raise our children alone.... Our children are also raised by every peer, institution, and family with which they come in contact. Yet parents today expect to be blamed for whatever results occur with their children, and they expect to do their parenting alone.
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Natural playgrounds may decrease bullying.
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that the number of overweight adult Americans increased over 60 percent between 1991 and 2000. According to CDC data, the U.S. population of overweight children between ages two and five increased by almost 36 percent from 1989 to 1999.
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Use all of your senses.
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A lot of people think they need to give up nature to become adults but that's not true. However, you have to be careful how you describe and define 'nature.
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An indoor (or backseat) childhood does reduce some dangers to children but other risks are heightened, including risks to physical and psychological health, risk to children's concept and perception of community, risk to self-confidence and the ability to discern true danger
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There’s no denying the benefits of the Internet. But electronic immersion, without a force to balance it, creates the hole in the boat — draining our ability to pay attention, to think clearly, to be productive and creative.
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All spiritual life begins with a sense of wonder, and nature is a window into that wonder.
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