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Camps share the value of outdoor educational experiences from farming and gardening camps to wilderness and experiential nature camps. Camp is a true experiential "laboratory" for outdoor education.

Down on the Farm (CAMP: A Resource for Families 2005)

It's Not Easy Being Green (CAMP: A Resource for Families 2006)

Find A Camp With a Nature/Environmental Focus

Camp Revival, Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods

Creek Stompin' and Getting' Into Nature: Environmental Activities that Foster Youth Development, Mary Low & Connie Coutellier

Children and Nature

Natural Gift of Camp

How Camp Teaches Kids to Think Green

Online Resources

Family Fun Ideas to Get Green

Take the Nature Pledge

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