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NWX Explorers Club

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NWX Explorers Club on their first adventure. Shevlin Park, May 2, 2010.


Next NWX Explorers Club Adventure:

July Adventure: Pilot Butte Hike
meet at the base by the exercise park
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 | 10am

NWX Explorers Club's next outing is Tuesday, July 13th, 10am at Pilot
Butte.  Once we arrive at the top, we'll set up a trail mix bar for the
kids to make their own trail mix. Please bring a trail mix ingredient to
share (nuts, dried fruit. seeds, chocolate chips etc) and a container
for your children to mix their goodies.

All are welcome to lace up those hiking boots and slather on the sunscreen for a nature-filled morning of fun. The club hosts monthly outdoor adventures and is open to NorthWest Crossing residents as well as any other Central Oregon families interested in participating.

About NWX Explorers Club:

The NWX Explorers Club is a group of families with an interest in connecting children with nature. Our goals are to get in nature on a frequent basis, gather children, friends and community members to share outdoor adventures and experience the many benefits of time spent together outside. For more information, contact valerie@brooksresources.com.

The inspiration for this club came from Richard Louv's best-selling book "Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder"

 According to the Children and Nature Network (of whom Richard Louv is co-founder and chairman), "Evidence shows that it is important, healthy and fun for children to have frequent and varied opportunities for play outdoors-and especially outdoors with natural vegetation-as a part of their everyday lives. When they do, they are happier, healthier and smarter. They are more self-disciplined and focused.  They are more self-confident, creative and cooperative. They are better problem-solvers, more optimistic and more physically fit. Family ties are strengthened, a sense of community is nourished, and a sense of place is cultivated. All in all, nature is good for children and their friends and family, too!"