Nature Deficit Disorder (radio)

Recommended QUEST Resources

• See Photos from the kids' "Camping at the Presidio" trip

  View and comment on our photo set for the Nature Deficit Disorder - KQED QUEST radio report on flickr.com.

• Comment on this report: Nature Deficit Disorder

  Comment on Nature Deficit Disorder on the KQED QUEST COmmunity Science blog.

• Nature Deficit Disorder

  A growing number of children's advocates and political leaders are worried that our culture's disconnection from nature is harming kids. Concerns about the long-term consequences on children’s physical and emotional well-being have spawned a national movement to "leave no child inside."

Additional Links

• Camping at the Presidio

  To provide San Francisco children and youth who traditionally have not visited national parks with overnight camping experiences, the Crissy Field Center, the Presidio Trust, and Bay Area Wilderness Training have developed the Camping at the Presidio program.

• Hooked on Nature

  Hooked on Nature www.hookedonnature.org This San José non-profit provides nature circles, workshops and resource materials to help adults learn ways to connect the children in their lives with the natural world.

• Children & Nature Network

  The Children & Nature Network is a national organization created to encourage and support the people and groups working to reconnect children with nature. It provides access to the latest news and research in the field and a peer-to-peer network of researchers and individuals, educators and organizations dedicated to children’s health and well-being.

• Bay Area Environmental Education Resource Fair

  A wide-sweeping collection of resources dedicated to environmental education will be on hand for the 32nd Annual Bay Area Environmental Education Resource Fair (BAEER Fair) January 24th, 2009 at the Marin Center Exhibit Hall in San Rafael. From 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., teachers, students, parents, and community educators can take in exhibits, events, and demonstrations from organizations across the spectrum of environmental education. The Lawrence Hall of Science is proud to be a major sponsor of this year's BAEER Fair.