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- Bearings Bike Shop (1)
- Beyond the Game (1)
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- Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico (1)
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- National Recreation and Park Association Forecasts (1)
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- Native American Heritage Month (1)
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- nature observation (1)
- Nature, Culture and Human Health Network (1)
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- time outside (1)
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- Trust for public lands (1)
- trustee (1)
- TSL Law Group (1)
- Umoja (1)
- Umoja Student Development Corporation (1)
- usa swimming (1)
- Vine City (1)
- Virtual Training Camp (1)
- Washington Park (1)
- water safety (1)
- Westside (1)
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Technology in Nature: Not an Oxymoron After All
March 26, 2021
kids outside, nature deficit disorder, park access, physical activity, screen time, technology
Today, it’s common to hear concerns about the negative effects of too much screen time among kids. There are certainly reasons to be worried, but it’s also not reasonable to assume that technology is always the

New Lessons from Agricultural Education
March 18, 2021
agricultural education, agricultural literacy, deficit thinking, environmental education, environmental literacy, food systems
Our world is facing a series of critical environmental issues including climate change, deforestation, and limited access to clean water. Environmental education is an important part of the solution to these problems as