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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Click below to vote and/or comment about the Children and Nature Network's idea that was submitted to America's Great Outdoors.
President Obama has launched a national dialogue about conservation in America to learn about some of the smart, creative ways communities are conserving outdoor spaces.
The voting tool is available to encourage ...
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Leave No Child Inside Call to Action Rally
Sept. 24 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Grange Audubon Nature Center
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Safe Routes to School 101: Information and Resources to Jumpstart Your Program
Presenters: Diane Lambert, National Center for Safe Routes to School Robert Ping, Safe Routes to School National Partnership What is Safe Routes to School (SRTS)? How can I get a program started in my community? Who can I partner ...
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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Register now to hear Dr. Ruth Wilson: Natural Beginnings: Connecting Young Children with Nature at Capital University, Harry Moore’s Campus Center on Friday, August 13, 2010 (8am-noon).
Dr. Ruth Wilson, a teacher educator for over 30 years, retired from Bowling Green State, currently devotes most of her time with nature ...
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Monday, July 19th, 2010
* Educators succeed in getting physical activity requirements removed from state bill.
By KHALILA PERRIN
Published: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 10:06 AM EDT
As statistics show the waistlines of American children continuing to bulge, Ohio lawmakers hope educators opt into new measures designed to have a slimming effect beginning next year. Late last ...
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
http://ideas.usda.gov/ago/ideas.nsf/
Use this site to submit ideas. They are also having listening sessions, but there aren't any scheduled near here.
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
HEY COLUMBUS!
DON’T MISS THE MAYOR’S TWILIGHT RIDE, FRIDAY, JULY 16
A night to remember… Join Mayor Michael B. Coleman and sponsors AEP and Trek for an evening of bicycling with a very important message: the Mayor’s personal commitment to promoting bicycling as a means to active living in Columbus. Beginning ...
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Friday, July 2nd, 2010
http://streaming.osu.edu/wosu/allsides/070110bOL.mp3
Click above to listen. You can also download the mp3 for yourself.
WOSU was nice enough to put links on their site to our Collaborative, to the Children and Nature Network, and to Jenny Morgan's music.
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Setting up camp
This weekend, hundreds of groups across the country will pitch tents, make s'mores and get away from gadgets for one night
Thursday, June 24, 2010 02:53 AM
By Jim Weiker
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Sydney Tyler plays on a tree swing after putting up a tent in her grandparents' backyard with her ...
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Ohio improves on national obesity ranking
Trust for America's Health report moves Ohio from 10th to 13th most obese state
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 10:00 AM
By Misti Crane
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
The scale has budged.
This morning, the Trust for America's Health is issuing its annual report on the state of obesity throughout the ...
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