Richard Louv

When reminiscing with their families about childhood memories, grown children seldom mention the best day they spent watching TV or playing a video game.

Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.”

without a force to balance it, can drain our ability to pay attention, to think clearly, to be productive and creative

They haven’t used it. We limit how much technology our kids use at home.”

Children soak up their environments, so it makes sense to ensure that the environment of play is as rich as possible

Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.”
—GARY SNYDER

in order to survive, life needs other life, and it needs variety

In 2008, the stick was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame with this eloquent appraisal: “The stick may be the world’s oldest toy.” They can “turn into swords, magic wands, majorette batons, fishing poles, and light sabers . . . Children build with sticks, bat balls with them, and walk with them. They are the original building blocks for creative play.” They also happen to be free

Recommended books: Bringing Nature Home and Therapeutic Landscapes: An Evidence-Based Approach to Designing Healing Gardens and Restorative Outdoor Spaces.
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As he points out, many folks have been taught from childhood that the only good insect is a dead insect, but the food web depends on native insects