An Opportunity to Lead 'America’s Great Outdoors' Initiative
Mar 26, 2010President Obama Should Work to Protect Nature's Benefits for Future GenerationsWASHINGTON– The Wilderness Society (TWS) today offered praise and recommendations for the White House...
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Trip idea: Getting kids out to urban wildlife refuges
Apr 9, 2013A young girl hooks her first fish at Alligator River National Wildlife RefugeFlikr: Steve Hillebrand, USFWSIt's sometimes said that children raised in urban environments often have a limited...
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Why does wilderness matter? This infographic explains
Apr 22, 2013Coon Lake, North Cascades, WashingtonNPSIn less than a generation we have transformed ourselves from an outdoors culture to one dominated by TVs, laptops, X-Boxes and Game Boys. And we are...
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Take your kids hiking: 10 tips to make the adventure fun for the whole family
Apr 3, 2014Family enjoying fall hiking in Washington. Photo by Holly Werran, Courtesy REI.Hiking with kids is a great way to get them connected to the outdoors at a young age, but it can also be...
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Study: time outdoors improves kids’ emotional IQ
Oct 20, 2014Flickr, Angela SevinEver wonder what would happen if kids didn't use electronics for a few days? After all, children have reported spending seven hours a day staring at screens.That's what...
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