Discusses the importance of childhood outdoor experiences in fostering an appreciation for the environment. Emphasizes giving children opportunities to find their special places in nature. (JRH)

An environmental concerns questionnaire was completed by 104 African Americans and 129 whites. At higher levels of education and income, both groups display similar environmental attitudes. African Americans with higher income and education have significantly different attitudes than do African Americans with less education and lower income. (SK)

Five areas of inquiry shape the sustainable development movement: environmental movement, women's movement, overpopulation concerns, critique of development models, and new indicators of social progress. Community development workers are challenged to prepare local development projects within a sustainable development framework. (SK)

Describes the ecological schoolyard of Cowick First School in Exeter, England. Asserts that it is among the best examples of well-rounded, hands-on ecological education. (EV)

Leave No Trace is a holistic view of how to recreate wisely, leaving as little impact as possible. The program teaches skills for accomplishing this, but the real challenge is to convey the stewardship ethic. Outdoor educators should teach Leave No Trace, and conventional teachers can weave it into traditional subjects. Training programs are…

Responses from 36 of 121 volunteers who participated in a collaborative effort to manage a water dispute in the Walker River Basin resulted in suggestions to improve communication, networking, relationship building, and other collaborative skills and helped to establish guidelines for future efforts. (Contains 17 references and the questionnaire.)…

Basic principles of the nature therapy model are described, integrating the author's personal journey and examples from fieldwork and theory. Four aspects are nature as "sacred space"; nature as therapeutic setting; healing potential of nature's physical and aesthetic elements and connections to "universal truths"; and…

The Greening Challenge, an Australian volunteer-based environmental project, engaged employees of Western Power and their families in an annual tree-planting venture to plant 1 million trees by 2000. The goal was reached in 1999. (JOW)

Describes a project to raise awareness of electric vehicles in which college students converted an internal-combustion, gasoline-burning truck engine to the use of electric batteries. (JOW)

Environmental justice provides a linking theme with which community development workers and environmental activists can build cross-sectoral coalitions. Examples of Australian environmental problems illustrate constraints that must be overcome. Building vertical and horizontal links between and within nongovernmental organizations is one solution.…

Presents an interview with a floor company's marketing director discussing a seminar on LEED 2.0 (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards offered by the firm. (EV)

Unprecedented attention to environmental issues gives adult educators the opportunity to (1) build bridges between learners and scientists; (2) improve the environmental performance of their own facilities; and (3) initiate a dialogue about other societal concerns. (SK)

Training of citizen advocates should include legal rights and remedies; how to get information from corporations and governments; freedom of information laws; use of media; and how to write letters to editors and public officials. Adult educators can help create networks for sharing experience in dealing with community problems. (SK)

Describes the successful effort to preserve the recreational value of Camp Tawonga (California), threatened by logging in adjacent Stanislaus National Forest. Explores the role of the U. S. Forest Service in managing forests for multiple uses. Discusses the camp's legal case and its mobilization of legislators and the camping public. (SV)

Profiles Lynne Cherry, author-illustrator whose books convey her interest in environmentalism and preserving natural resources. Describes her career, process of illustrating several recent books, and founding of the Center for Children's Environmental Literature in 1992. (TM)