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Environmental Interpretation Plan For The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, Rosalie Matsumoto
Environmental Interpretation Plan For The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, Rosalie Matsumoto
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As lead researcher and developer of the Interpretation Plan for the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, this document will detail the background, research, and process involved to develop such a plan for the US Forest Service. I will first conceptualize Interpretation as a profession and its relation to and with Environmental Education with supporting research to help give context to the next section: an introduction to my project. After introducing the Interpretation Plan, I will detail my work and process to develop the Foundational Information, or the core of the Plan. Finally, I will conclude with my challenges, learnings, and …
The Benefits Of A Therapeutic Nature Education Intervention For Children With Adhd, Madeline Dineen
The Benefits Of A Therapeutic Nature Education Intervention For Children With Adhd, Madeline Dineen
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ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) diagnoses have been on the rise in children in the United States for the last twenty years due to multiple possible reasons (NIMH, 2016). Recent work on the subject, however, notes a positive correlation between exposure of children to experience-based nature therapy and the reduction of ADHD symptoms (Taylor & Kuo 2011). I hypothesized that implementing an intervention that is in an outdoor nature environment, that is experience-based and contains a learning objective would be correlated with a reduction of ADHD behaviors in elementary aged children. This study is a probe into the possibility of …