Reconnecting Children With Nature
According
to a Kaiser Family Foundation study, today’s overscheduled youth spend
an average of 44 hours per week staring at some kind of electronic
screen, creating America’s first generation to grow up disconnected
from nature.
Rather
than going “green,” it appears children are going screen, a trend Wild
Birds Unlimited is combating with its new Pathways To Nature for Kids
initiative (www.pathwaysforkids.com
) and our partnerships with the National Audubon Soceity and the National Wildlife Federation.
In
cooperation with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Wild Birds
Unlimited will grant the National Audubon Society $100,000 to be used
for scholarships for young people to attend summer camps at Audubon
Centers across the United States
in 2007 and 2008. With this grant, at least 200 underserved and
underprivileged children will have the opportunity to connect with
nature each year.
Wild
Birds Unlimited is also a proud sponsor of the NWF’s GreenHour™, a new
initiative aimed at helping parents get their kids and themselves
outdoors for at least one hour each day. Greenhour.org
is full of information and activities that provide parents and caregivers with ideas for outdoor fun and exploration.
Visit
your nearest Wild Birds Unlimited for fun products and ideas to get
children outdoors and to learn more about our partnerships with the
National Audubon Society and the National Wildlife Federation.
