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We’re Going PLAEces!

After 10 incredible years of growth and success, the Early Childhood Health Outdoors team is excited to announce that ECHO is evolving from a program of the National Wildlife Federation

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How Family, Friend and Neighbor Care Providers are Bridging the Nature Gap for Young Children in Colorado

Across Colorado and around the country, families with young children are leaning on trusted members of their communities for a valuable and essential service—child care. Grandparents, relatives, friends, and neighbors

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Advocating for Children’s Environmental Health at the Capitol

Last month, I had the opportunity to represent Early Childhood Health Outdoors (ECHO) and join other advocates who support young children’s right to access healthy environments at a variety of

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National Wildlife Federation Early Childhood Health Outdoors Awarded Grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood, and Other Funders

National Wildlife Federation Early Childhood Health Outdoors Awarded Grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood, and other funders Early Childhood Health Outdoors (ECHO) is thrilled to

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Q&A with ECHO’s Landscape Designers

At the National Wildlife Federation’s Early Childhood Health Outdoors (ECHO) initiative, landscape architecture is a major piece of their mission to expand access to nature for young children across the

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Using Landscape Architecture to Help Shape the Lives of Young Children

We may not always realize it, but the outdoor spaces where we spend time daily help shape our lives and support our well-being. The spaces where we live, work, and

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