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Don’t forget:

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

1. 2008 Summit will be Sept. 26. Please clear your calendars! 2. If you are reading this by email, click on the headlines that look interesting to go to the site and read the whole post. (It's prettier to read it on the site anyway....) 3. Check down the right side of ...

Annual Parade of Certified Habitats around Columbus

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

From the National Wildlife Federation: Annual Parade of Certified Habitats, Sat, 7/26, 10am-4pm, no cost. Beautiful gardens transformed into sanctuaries for people, songbirds, and butterflies. Maps and garden features: http://home.columbus.rr.com/nwfbackyardohio/ These yards became NWF Certified Wildlife Habitats to enjoy nature and solve gardening problems, like planting in clay, shady, dry or wet areas. Native ...

Jarod’s Law - Are some of you dealing with this?

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Our sister Collaborative in Cincinnati is starting to run up against a new Ohio law called Jarod's Law. This law requires school safety inspections, after Jarod Bennett, age 6, was killed when a 290-pound cafeteria table fell on him. That is a good idea, since schools had never been required ...

Art for the Sky

Monday, June 30th, 2008

(Click the headline to see the photos, if you are reading by email) > Dear Children and Nature Campaign Leaders: > > Imagine 700 children becoming human drops of paint in a > gigantic living painting of a great blue heron . . . whose long > legs are made of materials gathered from a ...

Park(ing) Day - Creating temporary parks in parking spaces. Sept. 19

Monday, June 30th, 2008

National Park(ing) Day is an annual event, happening on September 19th, which celebrates parks in cities by creating temporary parks in public parking spaces. National Park(ing) Day is an all-volunteer event, and any participation is welcome. One can build his or her own park, help others build parks, or simply ...

Nature ideas for teachers

Monday, June 30th, 2008

This is the newsletter of the Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District, written by member Linda Pettit. It contains a lot of great educational resources that many of us can use! SWIFT Newsletter Some of us have been talking about the need for the Collaborative to start producing some educational materials. It's ...

Product you might be interested in - bandanas with nature activities printed on them

Monday, June 30th, 2008

(The Collaborative received this communication. It is commercial in nature, but I thought I'd pass it on because the product is kind of interesting!) BEGIN EMAIL: Hello- My company Imports Unlimited makes a unique, hands on product called Fundana bandanas which are games about nature on bandanas. The games are either scavenger ...

Open your calendar/planner NOW! (2008 Summit)

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

We are setting the date for our 2008 Leave No Child INSIDE Central Ohio Collaborative Summit! Can you believe it will be a year since we came together? Write this down: September 26 We are sticking with the last Friday in September. We are still in the process of choosing a site. We'd like ...

Here it is……

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Please email Alice Hohl if you are a member and would like the logo for you use on your Web site or communications. If you aren't sure if you are a member, go to the About our Members tab at the top of the page. If you aren't on ...

Great article in San Jose Mercury News

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

Watch AWESOME VIDEO report - scroll down to video The nature of childhood By Dana Hull Mercury News Article Launched: 05/26/2008 01:32:09 AM PDT Wendolyn Bird's preschool classroom is the outdoors. Recently she and her charges hiked to a rocky island in Palo Alto's Foothills Park. For three hours, they just hang out: something ...