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Children & Nature Network Natural Service NetworkPILOT EDITION Tool Kit June 2011

NaturalServiceisavaluablewaytoweavenatureintooureverydaylives.Itcansupportourhealthand

actasabondingagentforfamiliesandcommunities.Themorehigh-techourworldbecomes,themore

weneednatureinourlives.Young,old,orinbetween,wecanreapextraordinarybenefitsby

connectingorreconnectingtonature.Theoutdoorworldcanexpandoursensesandreigniteasense

ofaweandwonder.Naturecanhelpusfeelfullyalive.Thetwenty-firstcenturywillbethecenturyof

humanrestorationinthenaturalworld.

RichardLouv,TheNaturePrinciple

NaturalService

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NaturalServiceNetworkToolKit2011PilotEdition

TheChildren&NatureNetwork(C&NN)NaturalServiceNetworkbringstogetherindividuals,

organizationsandagenciestoinspire,cultivateandnourishalife-longcommitmenttonature-basedplay

andrecreationandtotakeactiontobenefittheenvironmentfromneighborhoodstocommunityparks

tonationalparksandotherpubliclands.

Thisisnotjustacalltoaction,itisacallforfun!Thinkofitasaparty

invitation,andthepartylocationisallthegreenandlivingspace

aroundus.Communitygardening,riverclean-ups,trailmaintenance,

habitatrestoration,peoplegettingotherpeopleoutsidehowever

andwhereveryougetoutsidetoserveinnature,wewanttohear

aboutit!

TheChildren&NatureNetworkcreatedtheNaturalServiceNetwork

(NSN)to:

cultivateamongpeopleofallages,especiallychildrenandyouth,alife-longcommitmenttothehealthoftheenvironmentitself

physicallyenhance,maintain,and/orrestorenaturalareas provideideasandresourcestohelppeoplecreatesuccessfulprojects connectpeopleandprojects

TheC&NNNaturalLeadershavealwaysencouraged,promotedandparticipatedinserviceprojectsthat

benefitthenaturalworld.ManyC&NNFamilyNatureClubsandgrassrootsinitiativeshavehosted

serviceevents.Now,throughtheNSN,wecanjointogethertobringnewlifeandvitalitytothenatural

spacesaroundusandrestoreourselvesintheprocess.

Ibelievethatitisthroughnaturethatwefindwearemostconnectedtoeachother

andourcommunities.NaturalServiceprovidestheopportunityforpeopletoconnect

totheirownrootsandtoeachother,tocreateonefamily.Thepowerofnatureasa

facilitatorforchangecannotbeunderestimated.Thetreesdontcarewhatraceyouare,

butstilltheysharetheirshade.TheriverwillnotcheckyourFICOscorebeforequenching

yourthirst.Everydayisfilledwithachancetomakeadifference.Weinviteyoutojoinus

inthesimpleactofrollingupoursleevesanddiggingwithinourheartstobuildthenew

naturemovement.JuanMartinez,NaturalLeadersNetwork

Wedlovetohearfromyou.Tellusaboutyourserviceprojectsandwhatinspiresyouto

serve.ShareyourphotosandstoriesonC&NNConnect.

JointheNaturalServiceNetworkat: http://childrenandnature.ning.com/group/naturalservicenetwork

OrganizationsandagenciesthatwouldliketoparticipateintheNaturalServiceNetwork,pleasecontact

C&[email protected].

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NaturalServiceIdeas

NATURALSERVICEIDEAS

Plantnativetrees,wildflowersorastreambuffer Helpwithinvasiveplantremovalortrailclearing Organizeabeach,riverorstreamcleanup Volunteerwithacitypark,statepark,orcityforest Hostarecyclingeventorhelpatacommunityorschoolgarden Createabutterflygardenorwildlifehabitatinyourbackyardorneighborhood Buildbatboxesorbirdhousesandfeeders VisitC&NNswww.childrenandnature.org/naturestoryforawidevariety

ofthingstodowhenplayingoutdoorsinnature

StartaFamilyNatureClubtoplayandservewithyourfriendsandneighborswww.childrenandnature.org/movement/naturalfamilies

Toseewhatothershavedone,visit: http://childrenandnature.ning.com/group/naturalservicenetworkLOOKINGFORPARTNERS?Checkouttheseorganizationsandagencies.

SierraClubwww.sierraclub.org/youth U.S.Fish&WildlifeService http://www.fws.gov/letsgooutside/ REIStoresaskfortheoutreachspecialist www.rei.com TheNorthFacewww.planetexplore.com NationalPublicLandsDaywww.publiclandsday.org ArborDayFoundationwww.natureexplore.org TrustforPublicLandwww.tpl.org NationalWildlifeFederationwww.nwf.org NationalAudubonSocietywww.audubon.org AmericanRiverswww.amrivers.org KeepAmericaBeautifulwww.kab.org StateAgenciesFishandWildlife,Parks,Recreation

FindothersontheC&NNwebsite.C&NNConnecthttp://childrenandnature.ning.comC&NNGrassrootsCampaignsontheC&NNmovementmap

http://www.childrenandnature.org/movement/index/C51/

C&NNNatureClubsforFamiliesontheC&NNmovementmap

http://www.childrenandnature.org/movement/index/C11/

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10Steps

ForPlanning,SharingandDocumentingYourEvent

PlanaNaturalServiceEventFindyourteam,decidewhatyouwanttodo,andsetthedate!Ifyouarelookingforhelpwithplanning,checkoutthelistofpartnerserviceorganizations

andagencies.ThinkaboutturningyourNaturalServiceprojectintoatrulymulti-generational

event.Evenveryyoungchildren,givenpropersupervision,canjointhefun.Youmightwantto

addaPlay-with-Natureand/oraCreate-with-Natureexperiencetoyourserviceevent.Nature

nurturesus,sofosteringthedesiretoserveandgivebackisawin-win.

UsetheNaturalServiceWebSiteBadgeonyourownwebsiteorblog. Postflyersadvertisingtheeventinpublicplacesandinyouronlinecommunities. Sendeventannouncementstocommunitycalendars. Publicizeyourupcomingeventusingsocialmedia. ShareonFacebook,Twitter,C&NNConnect,

andotheronlineplacesyoufrequent.

Preparethephotoandliabilityreleases thatareappropriateforyoureventandmakesureallparticipantssignthem.

Documentyoureventwithphotosand/orvideo. Aftertheevent,followupwithThankYounotesforpartnersandsponsorsandbysharingyour

successeswithothers.

Standupandbecounted,taketheNSNSurvey. Postyourstoriesandpictures onC&NNConnect. Shareyourphotosandvideos.

TAGYOURPHOTOSserveoutside

PostonFlickrandC&NNConnect

TAGYOURVIDEOSserveoutside PosttoyourYouTubeaccount

andonC&NNConnect

PostPhotosandVideostoFacebook,Twitter(#serveoutside)andwherever

elseyoushare

LiketheREIFacebookpage,ifyouhaventalready,andpostyoureventson

theirwall

PostyourphotosonTheNorthFacesite

NOTE:

TheroleoftheChildren&NatureNetwork(C&NN)istohelpbuildthechildrenandnaturemovement,andtohelp

parentsandotherslearnaboutwaystheycanconnectchildrentonature.NaturalServiceisanapproachwewish

toencourage.However,C&NNisnotresponsiblefortheactivitiesandsafeguardsassociatedwithevents

scheduledtoreconnectchildrenandnature.Atanytime,whenchildrenareoutsideontheirown,orwithfamilies

andfriends,everyoneshouldtakesafetyprecautionsandbemindfulofrisks.

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Acknowledgements

SpecialthankstotheNaturalLeadersforinspiringtheC&NNNaturalServiceNetwork.Thechildren

andnaturemovementisgrowingandmoving,thanksinlargeparttotheenergypulsingthroughthe

millennialgeneration.TheNaturalLeadersNetworkisaninitiativeoftheChildren&NatureNetwork

withsupportfromtheSierraClub,TheNorthFace,U.S.Fish&WildlifeServiceandREI.

TheChildren&NatureNetworkisanon-profitorganizationdedicatedtobuildingaworldwide

movementtoreconnectchildrenandnature.C&NNbuildsawareness,supportsthegrassrootswith

toolsandstrategies,developspublicationsandeducationalmaterials,synthesizesthebestavailable

research,andencouragescollaboration.C&NNisalsohometotheNaturalFamiliesNetwork,Natural

TeachersNetworkandover90grassrootscampaignsandinitiatives.

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