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Launch of the 2021 Texas Nature Challenge, brought to you by Texas Children in Nature Network, Texas A&M Forest Service, and Texan by Nature
Launch of the 2021 Texas Nature Challenge, brought to you by Texas Children in Nature Network, Texas A&M Forest Service, and Texan by Nature
The Texas Nature Challenge engages people in Texas of all ages with exciting explorations in nature both nearby and across the state. Challenges feature place-based adventures at various locations in Texas, thematic challenges that can be done anywhere, and items that can be completed at home. This FREE resource can be used by anyone, and features challenges from nature partners across Texas. Choose your next adventure by visiting http://naturechallenge.tamu.edu/ today, mobile friendly version coming soon.
Texas Children in Nature Network (TCiNN), Texas A&M Forest Service, and Texan by Nature (TxN) collaborated to bring you an updated version of the Texas Nature Challenge program, a perennial favorite of families across the state, but with accessibility for all in the new version. Families and pod groups can create a profile on the Nature Challenge site to find challenges near them, head out to explore the great outdoors, and earn digital badges. The newest version is open year-round and features many activities that can be done anywhere in the state, including your home.
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Texas Children in Nature Announces TCiN Stories Project
How communities across the state are connecting with nature
AUSTIN, TEXAS, JULY 16, 2020 - Texas Children in Nature (TCiN), a statewide network of more than 500 partners who work to connect children and their families with nature, announced the launch of its TCiN Stories Project, which will use StoryCorps Connect to collect personal stories from Texas families about their experiences with nature during the pandemic. The mission of Texas Children in Nature is to ensure equitable access and connection to nature for children and Texans of all ages. Through the telling of stories people are able to connect with each other in a profound way. Stories tell of the breath of human experience and bring the listener into community with the storyteller. TCiN seeks to collect stories from all across Texas and hear from many different communities.
“Recent events have reaffirmed and energized our commitment towards equitable access and connection to nature for all children and Texans,” said Sarah Coles, Executive Director for TCiN. “We want to focus on the voices of people of color and underrepresented communities within this project, with a goal to better understand how the network can help all communities achieve safe, equitable access and connection to nature.” These stories will be collected through October 2020. TCiN Story interviews will be available online and preserved in the National Archives https://www.texaschildreninnature.org/about-us/tcin-stories-project
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