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Nature preschools continue impressive growth across US

A new report from Natural Start reveals outdoor, nature-focused preschools have grown 25-fold over the past decade. Read More

Tiny Essay Series Wrap Up

As a way to stay connected, we asked nature-based professionals to share how they were feeling, good or bad, in 500 characters or less. Read these tiny essays for a glimpse at how the field is coping with quarantine. Read More

Natural Start COVID-19 Forums

Natural Start has organized several forums for nature-based early learning professionals to discuss happening across the field and think together about where we are and where we're going. Read More
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Ask the Experts: Using Masks in Nature-Based Programs

As nature-based early education programs are reopening, the Natural Start Alliance has been getting a lot of questions about how to use masks effectively. Hear from several nature-based programs that have either remained open, recently reopened, or plan to reopen soon on how they're using masks and what they've learned. Read More
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Member Spotlight

Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest

Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest is a nearly 15,000-acre, privately owned preserve that seeks to creatively explore the connections between nature, science, and art. In 2012, Bernheim launched the Children at Play Initiative, a regional coalition of people and organizations focused on connecting more children to nature. Read More
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