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1. NEW REPORT: NWF Unveils Comprehensive State Policy Solutions Guide
on Children and the Outdoors

The National Wildlife Federation today released the comprehensive
Children and the Outdoors State Policy Solutions Guide, written by
Allen Cooper, Education Campaign Manager at NWF. This guide reviews
leading state policy initiatives and provides policy makers and
advocates with model solutions to the growing disconnect between
children and the natural world.

The Children and the Outdoors State Policy Solutions Guide contains
model resolutions, executive orders, and legislation that will aid
efforts to reconnect children and families with nature. Solutions to
the problems associated with an indoor generation must include
providing youth with structured and unstructured opportunities for
outdoor play, recreation, and learning.  NWF’s campaign to develop an
effective response to this problem will mobilize policy across
multiple fields, including the areas of public health, education,
parks and recreation, and city planning.

Read the Report:
http://www.nwf.org/nwfwebadmin/binaryVault/State_Policy_Solutions_Guide_FINA
L.pdf

Read the NWF Press Release:
http://www.nwf.org/news/story.cfm?pageId=58C22879-5056-A868-A0B865A56F9896A1


2. Get Outdoors Florida! was endorsed by a resolution passed by the
Governor and Cabinet of Florida on March 24, 2009, which also includes
a Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights.  The website with more
information about this effort is http://www.getoutdoorsflorida..com/ .

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