Kids And Adults Pay A Price For

Every Child Needs Nature. Not Just The Ones With Parents Who Appreciate Nature. Not Only Those Of A Certain Economic Class Or Culture Or Set Of Abilities. Every Child.

What Happens When All The Parts Of Childhood Are Soldered Down, When The Young No Longer Have The Time Or Space To Play In Their Family's Garden, Cycle Home In The Dark With The Stars And Moon Illuminating Their Route, Walk Down Through The Woods To The River, Lie On Their Backs On Hot July Days In The Long Grass, Or Watch Cockleburs, Lit By Morning Sun, Like Bumblees Quivering On Harp Wires? What Then?

Stress Reduction, Greater Physical Health, A Deeper Sense Of Spirit, More Creativity, A Sense Of Play, Even A Safer Life-these Are The Rewards That Await A Family Then It Invites More Nature Into Children's Lives.

Increasingly The Evidence Suggests That People Benefit So Much From Contact With Nature That Land Conservation Can Now Be Viewed As A Public Health Strategy.

Now, More Than Ever, We Need Nature As A Balancing Agent.