Spotlights

Community Spotlights

Each month, our Community Spotlights celebrate leaders and organizations who are changing the game in youth outdoor policy. Discover how they changed state policy to get more kids outside and get inspired by people making change happen with their communities!

Monthly Feature: Outdoor, Nature-Based Preschool Policies Boost Equity in Education

Check out this month's featured spotlight about state-level policy efforts to license and expand access to outdoor nature-based (ONB) preschools nationwide.

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Connecting State Lands and Schools in Nevada

Nevada's Outdoor Education Advisory Workgroup, formed under Assembly Bill 164, provides recommendations for ways to make the outdoors an integral part of children's lives.

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Growing Gardens and Youth Opportunity with Illinois Rep. Sonya Harper, the Grow Greater Englewood Coalition

At 16 years old, Sonya Marie Harper dedicated herself to the community activism she would continue across careers in reporting, organic agriculture, nonprofit leadership, establishing her own PR firm, and beyond. The same dedication and connection to her community saw her run for and win her seat in the House of Representatives in 2015.

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Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance (SEEA) authors eeGuidance for Equitable Pay and Hiring in Environmental Education

How do we harness the full potential of environmental education to create a more just and sustainable future? The Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance (SEEA) is using regional data to help answer that question.

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