Winter 2006

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"Nature-deficit disorder" author to speak in Spokane Valley

If you think your kids or grandkids aren’t playing outside enough, you’ll want to catch Richard Louv’s talk in Spokane Valley this March.

Canadian Richard Louv, who wrote "Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder," will be the keynote speaker at the annual Environmental Education Association of Washington (EEAW) conference at the Mirabeau Park Hotel on Sullivan Road in Spokane Valley, March 23-26.

The conference is designed for teachers, youth leaders, and others interested in environmental education, but Louv’s talk on Thursday evening, March 23, will be open to the public for a small fee. For more information see http://www.eeaw.org/conference/index_html.

For more information on Louv’s book, see http://eartheasy.com/bookreview_Last_Child_in_Woods.htm.