Congressman Ron Kind (D–WI) introduced the Moving Outdoors in Nature Act in the U.S. House of Representatives in November. This bill would support federal, state and local efforts that encourage children to get outdoors and active. The bill would provide funding to state and local governments and agencies, schools, colleges and universities and nonprofits for a variety of programs and projects, including outdoor classrooms, trails and greenways, educational programs, health initiatives and more. The bill would also provide funding for the development of state "Moving Outdoors in Nature Strategies."
Click this link for the complete bill text. The "Section 2, Findings" is quite interesting and notes much of the current research on on the benefits of outdoor play and learning.
The National Wildlife Federation also has information at beoutthere.org/MONA .
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