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Article: 'Play in nature and explore'.(News)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- July 16, 2009
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Byline: Russell Lissau rlissau@dailyherald.com
Do you think your kids spend too much time in front of the TV or computer?
Does their only exposure to nature come in science class?
Lake County Forest Preserve District environmental educator Jan Ward has a simple solution for both problems: Take them outside.
"Everybody should play in nature and explore," said Ward, who on Wednesday led a small group of parents, teachers and children on a play-filled tour of the Nippersink Forest Preserve near Round Lake as part of the regional Leave No Child Inside initiative. "If they dont get that sense of awe, why are they going to want to take care ...