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Nebline, October 2010

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Feature: 4-H Can Help Youth Choose a Career Path

Farm Views

Horticulture

Food & Fitness

Home & Family Living

Environmental Focus

Urban Agriculture

4-H & Youth

Community Focus

Extension Calendar

Nutrition Education Program

Family and Community Education (FCE) Clubs

and other extension news and events

Children And Nature Forum Update, Charles Yaple

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

Approximately five years have lapsed since Richard Louv launched an unanticipated national children and nature movement with publication of his book. Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nat tire Deficit Disorder. Just as Gifford Pinchot informed and inflamed (with Theodore Roosevelt's help) public consciousness by coining the term "Conservation" in the early 1900's; Louv's "Nature Deficit Disorder" (NDD) resonated with the suspicions of outdoor professionals in 2005. Seemingly almost everywhere, children were experiencing the outdoors less and less and they, and society, were paying a heavy price because of it!

Professional Opportunities, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section included numerous opportunities for professional development related to outdoor education and environmental or conservation education. Some of the options included "Neill 2010 Outdoor education theories: A review and synthesis" and "National Public Radio."

Celebrating The Camp Experience Through Eighty Years Of Camp Research, M. Deborah Bialeschki, Jim Sibthorp

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

The purpose of this article is to broadly describe the contributions of research to organized camping over the past eighty years. We will recap key contributions from the research, address some of the challenges encountered when conducting camp research, and provide suggestions for the future of camp research.

Contents, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

The Coalition for Education in the Outdoors is a non-profit network of outdoor and environmental education centers, nature centers, conservation and recreation organizations, outdoor education and experiential education associations, institutions of higher learning, public and private schools, fish and wildlife agencies, and businesses that share a mission the support and furtherance of outdoor education and its goals.

From The Editor, Charles Yaple

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

Jon Stewart's (et al) Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race is a humorous, yet very serious, attempt to describe the human condition and what alien visitors, in the future, might surmise if they came across evidence of our long extinct civilization. A riddle is posed on page thirty-five. Paraphrased, it goes as follows: It's 11:59 P.M. on New Year's Eve. The door swings open and in walks an upright, hairless, creature with a protruding frontal lobe on its head suggesting possession of a large brain. The strange creature moves in, redecorates the joint and eats half …

Resources, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section contains a listing of teaching resources of all types for those who work in outdoor education field at time of publication. Some items highlighted include: "Outdoor Recreation: Enrichment for a Lifetime" and "Outdoor education at Timbertop."

News Briefs, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section contains multiple brief news items related to conservation, environment or outdoor education. Some items include "New Report on Outdoor Recreation Participation" and the documentary "Play Again."

Conference Calendar, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section provides a list of conferences in the field of outdoor education including "The National Conference on Wilderness Medicine" and the "1st Annual Green Schools National Conference."

Interview With Peg Smith, Charles Yaple

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

By way of helping celebrate 150 years of organized camping. Taproot editor, Charles Yaple, interviewed Peg Smith, Chief Executive Officer of the American Camp Association (ACA) on November 2, 2010. Ms. Smith has been leading the ACA since 1998. No armchair administrator. Peg Smith has twety-six years ' experience working with children in various capacities. She has been widely recognized for her "entrepreneurial work style and organizational capacity. " Most importantly. Peg has the special gift of being able to move people and affect change.

2010 Noba Awards, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

The National Outdoor Book Awards (NOBA) is the outdoor world's largest and most prestigious book award program. It is a non-profit, educational program, sponsored by the National Outdoor Book Awards Foundation, Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education, and Idaho State University.

The purpose of the awards is to recognize and encourage outstanding writing and publishing. Each fall in early November, the NOBA Foundation announces the winners of the ten categories making up the program, including History, Literature, Children, Nature, Natural History. Instructional. Adventure Guidebook, Nature Guidebook, Design, and Outdoor Classic.

First Along The River, Charles Yaple

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

I am not sure how this publication escaped my attention for so long. Now in its fourth edition, First Along the River... is an indispensable book that all environmental and outdoor education professionals and students should have available at their fingertips. Friend and former colleague Bob Buerger says it well on the book's back cover: "First Along the River provides a concise, introduction to U.S. environmental history. An excellent supplement for any student of the subject."

Professional Organizations, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section lists organizations that work in the field of Outdoor Education and Environmental Conservation. Some of the organizations include: "OWM" (the Outdoor Writers Association of America) and "TAEE" (the Texas Association of Environmental Educators).

Promoting Success, Angélique Bovee

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

On July 29, 2010, Representative Carolyn McCarthy of the New York fourth district, introduced H.R. 5963; the Promoting Students Using the Camp Community for Enrichment, Strength, and Success Act or the Promoting SUCCESS Act. The American Camp Association is working closely with Representative McCarthy to advocate for the passing of this bill.

Nebline, September 2010

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Feature: Wildlife Rescue Team Helps Orphaned and Injured Wildlife

Farm Views

Horticulture

Food & Fitness

Home & Family Living

Environmental Focus

Urban Agriculture

4-H & Youth

Community Focus

Extension Calendar

Nutrition Education Program

Family and Community Education (FCE) Clubs

and other extension news and events

Nebline, August 2010

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Feature: Youth Develop Life Skills at Hands-On Clover College

Farm Views

Horticulture

Food & Fitness

Home & Family Living

Environmental Focus

Urban Agriculture

4-H & Youth

Community Focus

Extension Calendar

Nutrition Education Program

Family and Community Education (FCE) Clubs

and other extension news and events

Lancaster County Super Fair Schedule & Map Special Pullout Section

Stimulating Students’ Interest In And Curiosity About Nature Through Frequent And Brief Trips Outdoors, Joanne Claire Kornoelje

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

This study considers whether frequent and brief trips outdoors can affect students’ interest in and curiosity about nature. Recent research shows that people - and children in specific - are not spending as much time outdoors as in previous generations. This has raised concerns that today’s children will be less likely to champion environmental issues as adults, due to their lack of connection to the environment that surrounds and supports them.

I took my five sixth-grade science classes outdoors eleven times for ten-minute field trips during the 2009-10 school year. Using inquiry-based instruction, the initial trips were focused observation. Subsequent …

Nebline, July 2010

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Feature: See, Learn, Explore Spring Creek Prairie

Farm Views

Horticulture

Food & Fitness

Home & Family Living

Environmental Focus

Urban Agriculture

4-H & Youth

Community Focus

Extension Calendar

Nutrition Education Program

Family and Community Education (FCE) Clubs

and other extension news and events

Nebline, June 2010

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Feature: 12 Reasons for Visiting a Farmers' Market

Farm Views

Horticulture

Food & Fitness

Home & Family Living

Environmental Focus

Urban Agriculture

4-H & Youth

Community Focus

Extension Calendar

Nutrition Education Program

Family and Community Education (FCE) Clubs

and other extension news and events

Nebline, May 2010

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Feature: Groundwater, a Vital Nebraska Resource

Farm Views

Horticulture

Food & Fitness

Home & Family Living

Environmental Focus

Urban Agriculture

4-H & Youth

Community Focus

Extension Calendar

Nutrition Education Program

Family and Community Education (FCE) Clubs

and other extension news and events