The Nature Conservancy's Nature Rocks program aims to inspire and empower families to play and explore in nature. Our mission is to make it easy for you to have fun in nature, and connect with others to do the same. We want all families to see for themselves how much Nature Rocks. Your kids will be happier, healthier and smarter, and besides, it is generally free and a rockin’ way to create and share fun quality family time.
Richard Louv is the author of seven books about family, nature and community, including "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder" which inspired Nature Rocks. Louv has appeared on numerous television and radio shows, including "Today Show", "Good Morning America", and the "CBS Evening News." He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, The San Diego Union-Tribune and other newspapers and magazines. He is chairman of the Children & Nature Network and serves on numerous boards and advisory committees on reconnecting children with nature. He prefers fishing to writing.
The Children & Nature Network , founded by Richard Louv and others, encourages and supports people and organizations working to reconnect children with nature
ecoAmerica is an environmental non-profit that engages Americans to become closer to and protect the environment.
If you are interested in a national partnership or supporting Nature Rocks, please contact us at partnerships@naturerocks.org. Local organizations and agencies can obtain our free resource kit to connect the public to your programs using Nature Rocks by signing up here: www.childrenandnature.org/naturerocks.
For media inquiries, please see our multi-media release and contact Meighen Speiser, meighen@ecoamerica.org.
For other questions about Nature Rocks, please email us at info@naturerocks.org.