Organizations

Organizations that promote outdoor recreation and nature exploration for children.

Organizaciones que promueven para los niños, la recreación al aire libre y la exploración de la naturaleza.

Greening Youth Foundation: This organization encourages environmental leadership in youth through participation in educational programs and the building of relationships. read more...

Head Start Body Start: The Head Start Body Start National Center for Physical Development and Outdoor Play provides resources and funding to promote active and healthy lifestyles for children and families. read more...

Leave No Trace: The Center for Outdoor Ethics supports Leave No Trace principles as environmentally responsible ways to enjoy public lands and the great outdoors. read more...

National Children’s Forest: The National Children’s Forest in southern California actively engages children in environmental stewardship through educational activities, recreation, and leadership opportunities. The National Children’s Forest is maintained by the National Forest Association. read more...

Outdoors Alliance for Kids: This network connects a variety of organizations with a common interest in improving the quality and quantity of opportunities for children, youth, and families to experience outdoor activity. read more...

Take a Child Outside: This website provides activities and resources for outdoor recreation for children. read more...

The Children & Nature Network: The Children & Nature Network encourages and supports people and organizations working to reconnect children with nature. read more...

Tread Lightly: Tread Lightly is a nonprofit organization offering a variety of tools to help arm recreationists with essential outdoor ethics through education and stewardship initiatives. The Tread Lightly – Kids website includes children’s activities and teaching materials related to environmental stewardship. read more...

Peaceful Playgrounds: A National Organization whose plans are used by over 80,000 schools. They provide great ideas for playground set-up and activities. read more...

KaBooM!: KaBOOM! is a national non-profit dedicated to saving play for America's children. Their mission is to create great playspaces through the participation and leadership of communities. Ultimately, they envision a place to play within walking distance of every child in America. read more...

National Association for Sport and Physical Education: NASPE's mission is to enhance knowledge, improve professional practice, and increase support for high quality physical education, sport, and physical activity programs. read more...

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance: AAHPERD’s mission is to promote and support leadership, research, education, and best practices in the professions that support creative, healthy, and active lifestyles. read more...

Discover Water: The Role of Water in Our Lives: Learn about the role of water in our lives! read more...

National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF): The focus of NEEF's Health & Environment Program is to advance environmental knowledge among health professionals to improve the public's health with a special emphasis on children and underserved populations. Through the development of national agendas, curriculum integration, and strategic partnerships, NEEF is a catalyst for incorporating environmental health into health care provider education and practice. Within our programs we place a special emphasis on protecting children and other populations disproportionately impacted by environmental pollutants. read more...

Growing Up Wild: Growing Up WILD is an early childhood education program that builds on children’s sense of wonder about nature and invites them to explore wildlife and the world around them. Through a wide range of activities and experiences, Growing Up WILD provides an early foundation for developing positive impressions about the natural world and lifelong social and academic skills. read more...

Can You Spot The Cleverly Camouflaged Critters: It's that time again--it's time to focus your peepers to find the critters hiding in plain sight. Animals big and small, feathered and slimy, are waiting below hoping to be overlooked. Whether they happen to blend into the background, or have a special talent to make their exterior match the exterior, these creatures have many, varied ways to get lost. Can you find them? read more...

Wilderness: Connecting federal employees, scientists, educators, and the public with their wilderness heritage. read more...