As One Scientist Puts It, We Can

Now, My Tree-climbing Days Long Behind Me, I Often Think About The Lasting Value Of Those Early, Deliciously Idle Days. I Have Come To Appreciate The Long View Afforded By Those Treetops. The Woods Were My Ritalin. Nature Calmed Me, Focused Me, And Yet Excited My Senses.

No Other Youth Group Like The Scouts Has Trained So Many Future Leaders While At The Same Time Being A Nature Organization With Its Outdoor Focus.

Nature Is Beautiful, But Not Always Pretty.

Stress Reduction, Greater Physical Health, A Deeper Sense Of Spirit, More Creativity, A Sense Of Play, Even A Safer Life-these Are The Rewards That Await A Family Then It Invites More Nature Into Children's Lives.

In Our Bones We Need The Natural Curves Of Hills, The Scent Of Chaparral, The Whisper Of Pines, The Possibility Of Wildness.