My sister wrote to me yesterday, mentioning a recent talk in Yellow Springs, Ohio, our hometown, by Lowell Monke. A quick search took me to Monke's article in a 2007 issue of Orion, an environmental magazine. I'll give you the link in a minute, but first: Monke describes forest kindergartens as a way to reconnect young people with nature. He writes that while "few full-blown forest kindergartens...

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