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New Annual Award Initiated by NCCAN!

BROWNS SUMMIT, NC – Professor of Landscape Architecture Robin Moore and Associate Research Professor Dr. Nilda Cosco were honored as the inaugural recipients of the NCCAN! Natural Initiatives Award during the 5th Annual North Carolina Children and Nature Coalition (NCCAN!) Conference. The Natural Initiatives Award named … Continue reading

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Healthy Kids Outdoors Act

NC Children and Nature Coalition http://blog.nwf.org/wildlifepromise/2011/09/this-isnt-a-partisan-issue-sen-udall-rep-kind-make-the-case-for-healthy-kids-outdoors/ “This Isn’t a Partisan Issue”: Sen. Udall, Rep. Kind Make the Case for Healthy Kids Outdoors At a congressional briefing today on the benefits of reconnecting Americans with the outdoors, Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) … Continue reading

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Green Education

  States Pushing Green Education in the Classroom Forty-seven states are in the stages of developing “environmental literacy plans,” which could help student engagement and achievement. BY: Ryan Holeywell | March 2011 Can learning about the environment improve students’ lives? … Continue reading

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