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Growing Outdoors

Read Richard Louv's cover story about the mental, physical and emotional benefits of nature. For kids, the natural world can be a place of peace, health and inspiration—and can launch a lifetime passion for conservation.

Lisa Moore, Editorial Director
National Wildlife Magazine October-November 2020
Sep 23, 2020

Under a cool canopy of trees at the Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, children enjoy a hike during a summer camp designed to help kids connect with nature. Photo by Kim Hubbard

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Growing Outdoors

Richard Louv
Conservation
September 23, 2020

For kids, the natural world can be a place of peace, health and inspiration—and can launch a lifetim...

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A garden spider on a dewy web

Beyond the Cringe

Jennifer S. Holland
Conservation
September 23, 2020

What makes snakes and spiders so scary? And can we learn to give less-lovable animals their due?

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Chinook or King Salmon in the Rogue River, Oregon

Lives on the Line

Rocky Barker
Conservation
September 23, 2020

Idaho’s native salmon are slipping toward extinction, intensifying calls for removal of dams that re...

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The young male, 2282, from Florida and the alpha female, 1849, from North Carolina together in their den box for the last time before stepping out into the wild together

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Justin Grubb
Wildlife Conservation
September 23, 2020

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Animals
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Animals
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