Are you looking for activities, resources and programs to connect your child with nature? Have video games, television and the internet replaced walks in the park and camping in the wilderness? Recent studies have shown that today's children are spending less and less time outdoors and are not experiencing nature first hand. Learn more about the Nature Conservancy-funded study that found today's kids are choosing TV, video games and internet use over trees. To effectively protect and conserve natural habitats, we must learn about them and experience them first-hand.

• OKAEE links page loaded w/ state wide agencies, organizations, colleges, you name it!
  
   
• Together Green: This is a dynamic and innovative Audubon program funded by Toyota that aims to provide inspiration, leadership and opportunities that inspire people everywhere to take action at home, in their communities and beyond to improve the health of our environment.
  
   
• The Nature Conservancy
  
   
• Visit a nature preserve.
  
   
• No Child Left Inside
  
   
• The Oklahoma Sustainability Network (OSN) serves to connect and educate the people of Oklahoma concerning the many aspects of sustainability. OSN is a catalyst and a resource for the improvement of Oklahoma's economy, ecology, and equity.
  
   
• The Children & Nature Network (C&NN) is a national network of regional efforts. C&NN supports and accelerates the growth of a children and nature movement. The Children & Nature Network (C&NN) was created to encourage and support the people and organizations working to reconnect children with nature. C&NN provides access to the latest news and research in the field and a peer-to-peer network of researchers and individuals, educators and organizations dedicated to children's health and well-being.
  
   
• Thinkfinity is a source of free education resources on many topics for parents, children and teachers.
  
   
• Children, Nature and You
  
   
• Hooked on Nature fosters the simple act of connecting with the natural world and sharing those experiences with other, especially children, will bring people closer to each other and into a meaningful relationship with the larger community of life.
  
   
• EPA Student Center
  
   
• Energy Star Kids
  
   
• We Can Change the World Challenge
  
   
• OSU Natural Resources and Ecology Management program
  
   
• OSU Environmental Science program
  
   
• OKAEE listing of statewide youth programs
  
   
• Society for Conservation Biology: web pages provide students, educators, and members of the public ready access to information and resources for conservation education.
  
   

• Recommended Reading & Viewing
  
  Looking for your next great read about nature, science, the environment, or the great outdoors? Discover the fascinating natural world around us with nature books selected and reviewed by the editors of the Nature Conservancy Magazine.

Nature picture credits: Photo © Mike Fuhr/TNC