Welcome to Green Hearts!
Bringing Children
and Nature
Back Together!
Green Hearts is a nonprofit conservation organization dedicated to restoring and strengthening the bonds between children and nature.
We believe that frequent, unstructured childhood play in natural settings is a crucial stage in the development of life-long conservation values -- and thus helps lead to adult conservation behaviors.
This kind of "nature play" is now an endangered part of American childhood. Green Hearts' mission is to help bring it back.
American children spend
27% of their time with electronic media.
How much time do they spend outdoors?
Check out our
Nature Play Factoids
for the answer!
Spread the Word!
Green Hearts now has bumper stickers available in two great messages! Put 'em on your car, a bulletin board, or wherever!
Each is 3 by 6 inches.
Send $2.00 plus a SASE for each sticker to:
Green Hearts
4502 South 42nd St.
Omaha, NE 68107
Be sure to tell us which one(s) you want!
27% of their time with electronic media.
How much time do they spend outdoors?
Check out our
Nature Play Factoids
for the answer!
Spread the Word!
Green Hearts now has bumper stickers available in two great messages! Put 'em on your car, a bulletin board, or wherever!
Each is 3 by 6 inches.
Send $2.00 plus a SASE for each sticker to:
Green Hearts
4502 South 42nd St.
Omaha, NE 68107
Be sure to tell us which one(s) you want!
For Environmental Educators and Conservationists:
Design Principles for Nature Play Spaces
Should a nature play space for a nature center look the same as one for a preschool?
"The most effective kind of
education is that a child should
play amongst lovely things."
-- Plato
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Listen Up!
Green Hearts President Ken Finch chats about nature play on these podcasts.
"Wild Ideas" -- The Wilderness Center, Ohio
(25 minutes; begins at
9:50 into program)
"The Voice of Quality Child Care" -- 4C of Southern Indiana (42 minutes)
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Support
Green Hearts!
Did you dig holes to China,
catch fireflies, and climb
trees when you were young? Do you want today's kids to have similar memories?
Restoring nature play is
Green Hearts' work,
and we need your help!
Can you support us with
a gift of $100, $50,
or just $25?
Tax-deductible donations
can be made with the link below. Thank you!
catch fireflies, and climb
trees when you were young? Do you want today's kids to have similar memories?
Restoring nature play is
Green Hearts' work,
and we need your help!
Can you support us with
a gift of $100, $50,
or just $25?
Tax-deductible donations
can be made with the link below. Thank you!
