• Keynote presentations at professional conferences;
  
• Education workshops for colleagues in the                         conservation and early childhood communities;
• Teaching parents about the importance of nature play     and how they can bring it into their own children's      lives;
  
• Providing consulting assistance to other conservation        and child-centered organizations -- especially     business planning for nature preschools; and
  
• Authoring nature play articles for diverse audiences. 

Founder Ken Finch    

      During his long career, Ken Finch has been a front-line educator in environmental education programs, worked as a

senior manager in two children's museums, led two of the country's largest nature centers, and served as a Vice- President/State Director of the National Audubon Society. 

      His extensive volunteer service includes a term as the national President of the Association of Nature Center Administrators.  Ken holds a master's degree in environmental education, and is a published writer and an accomplished speaker.