Welcome to the Michigan No Child Left Inside Coalition. We are a collection of organizations working to rekindle the connection between Michigan’s children and nature.
The Coalition is committed to promoting activities and policies that will help our children reconnect with nature through outdoor play and exploration, recreational opportunities, and hands on environmental education.
First Michigan NCLI Summit a Huge Success!
Thank you to everyone who attended the first ever Michigan NCLI Summit and made it such a success!
We had fantastic speakers and panelists, and we would also like to thank our sponsors, The Kalamazoo Nature Center, National Wildlife Federation, MI Department of Environmental Quality, East Michigan Environmental Action Council, MI Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Calhoun County.
In the coming months please check here for updates and progress reports from the five Coalition workgroups.
Thanks again! - MI NCLI Coalition Steering Committee
Get Outdoors, Michigan!
Working Summit in the UP
Get Outdoors, Michigan! Working Summit in the UP attracts a crowd! -- 90 teachers, principals, health professionals, city planners, resource managers and other participants attended the Nov. 5th summit in Silver City, Michigan. The Summit focused on what was being done in classrooms, communities, and amongst resource agencies. The event served to inspire and connect people from a four county area of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Richard Louv Announces the
Michigan No Child Left Inside Coalition
On October 22, 2008, author Richard Louv spoke to a crowd of 2000 enthusiastic listeners gathered at Michigan State University. Louv spoke passionately about the national crisis of children being disconnected from nature. The event also served as a public announcement of the creation of the Michigan No Child Left Inside Coalition. Read more
Our Vision
Play and exploration outdoors is essential to the physical and mental well being of our state's children. Our vision is that Michigan’s children will have the opportunity to experience nature through outdoor play and discovery.
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