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.6.1 1.2.3 2 .5 2.8 1.5 5.9-1.8 9-.8 1.7 0 3.3.6 3 3zm18.7 4.3c-3.4-.7-6.6 0-9.6-1.3-1.1.2-1.2-4 0-4 3.2-1.8 5.8 2 8.9 1.1 1.4-.1 2.3 4.4.7 4.2zm21.1 1.9c-5.7 2-10.6-2.5-16-2.6 6.1-4.9 11.8 1.3 18.1-1-.6 3.2-1.4 3.4-2.1 3.6zM41.7 430c4.1-.7 7.7 3.3 11.8 2.6 6-.2 11.8 2.7 17.7 3.2 1.4.1 2.8.2 4 3.5-4.3 2.8-9.7-.3-14.5-.9-9.1-2-18.4-2-27.4-5.6-1.5-.6-3-.3-4.5-.3-8.2.5-16.3-2.1-24.4-3.1-2.1-.1-3-1.9-2.4-4.2l28.1 2.5c3.5 1.6 7.5 2.3 11.6 2.3zM749.8 62.4c2.3-3.7 5.5-1.8 8.4-1.9-2.2 4.6-5.5 2-8.4 1.9z\" class=\"toc-shape-bg\"><\/path>\n<\/svg> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toc-hero-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"toc-hero-text text-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen cities become places of nearby nature connection, children, families and the environment&#8203; thrive.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"text-intro   text-intro-alt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/themes\/childrenandnature\/images\/top-banner-leaves-left.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"toc-banner-leaves-left d-none d-md-block\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/themes\/childrenandnature\/images\/top-banner-leaves-right.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"toc-banner-leaves-right d-none d-md-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-xl-8 mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h1 text-intro-title\">CITIES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Let&rsquo;s connect kids to nature <br>\r\nwhere they live, learn and play<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<p>More than 80% of the world&rsquo;s children live in urban areas and this trend continues to grow. Increasing safe, equitable access to nature is a strategy that enhances children&rsquo;s well-being&mdash;and supports city priorities for public health, academic achievement, employment, quality of life, sustainability, and more<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"content-columns text-left white-background   margin-top-sm margin-bottom-md\">\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"row row-cols-1 row-cols-md-2 row-cols-lg justify-content-center align-items-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/cities\/cities-connecting-children-to-nature\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/CCCN20_newhoriz_lockup_color_20-9-28-1.png\" alt=\"CCCN, NLC, Children &amp; Nature Network Logos\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"large-text\"><p>Longstanding systems of inequity have influenced the design and distribution of green spaces.Through <em>Cities Connecting Children to Nature<\/em>, we support municipal leaders and their community partners in shifting planning, policies and programs to connect children to the benefits of nature more often and more equitably.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary sky-background d-inline-block\" href=\"\/cities\/cities-connecting-children-to-nature\/\" target=\"_self\">LEARN MORE<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"content-columns text-left   margin-top-md margin-bottom-md\">\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"row row-cols-1 row-cols-md-2 row-cols-lg justify-content-center align-items-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/kids-tree-sitting.jpg\" alt=\"Kids sitting together on tree branch.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h3\">Systems Change Toolkit for Cities<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"large-text\"><p>Cities across the country are searching for ways to bring nature&rsquo;s benefits to all children. Yet, longstanding conditions built into every community make change difficult. Achieving change requires a community-based approach to dismantling systems of inequity, or in other words, a systems change approach. This toolkit helps cities drive and measure change at a systems level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary sky-background d-inline-block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenandnature.org\/resources\/creating-systems-level-change-in-cities-a-toolkit\/\" target=\"_self\">Access the Toolkit<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"content-columns text-left   margin-top-md margin-bottom-md\">\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"row row-cols-1 row-cols-md-2 row-cols-lg justify-content-center align-items-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock-939499362-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Children and Nature and Sustainability resource\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h3\">Children and Nature and Sustainability<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"large-text\"><p>Towns and cities have an opportunity to reprioritize resources to foster children&rsquo;s connection to nature while meeting sustainability and resilience goals.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenandnature.org\/cities\/cities-connecting-children-to-nature\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cities Connecting Children to Nature<\/a>&nbsp;(CCCN), a joint initiative of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National League of Cities<\/a> and the Children &amp; Nature Network, teamed with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rpa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Regional Plan Association<\/a> (RPA) to demonstrate potential synergy in policies and practices in order to bridge these complementary field.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary sky-background d-inline-block\" href=\"https:\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/CCCN_Sustainabilityandresilience_22-9-19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Read the report<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"highlights-collage shapes compact-spacing fern-background\">\n\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/themes\/childrenandnature\/images\/highlights-leaves-top-left.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"highlights-leaves-top-left d-none d-md-block\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/themes\/childrenandnature\/images\/highlights-leaves-top-right.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"highlights-leaves-top-right d-none d-md-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/themes\/childrenandnature\/images\/highlights-leaves-bottom-left.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"highlights-leaves-bottom-left d-none d-md-block\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/themes\/childrenandnature\/images\/highlights-leaves-bottom-right.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"highlights-leaves-bottom-right d-none d-md-block\">\n\t\t    \t\t                \t<div class=\"row highlights-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"d-flex flex-column h-100 p-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenandnature.org\/resources\/early-childhood-nature-connections-toolkit\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/CCCN_earlychildnatureconn_22-1-18_Infographic-1.jpg\" alt=\"Early Childhood &lt;br&gt;Nature Connections Toolkit\" style=\"object-position: 35% 50%\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-bar alt-bar\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Bring nature&rsquo;s benefits to young children in your city: A Toolkit<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t  \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"d-flex flex-column h-100 p-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenandnature.org\/resources\/equity-mapping-resource-guide-for-young-childrens-access-to-nature\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/AgeUnder5_10minWalk-pdf-image.jpg\" alt=\"EQUITY MAPPING: YOUNG CHILDREN &amp; NATURE\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-bar alt-bar\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>EQUITY MAPPING: YOUNG CHILDREN &amp; NATURE<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t  \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t    \t\t        \t\t\t\t        \t<div class=\"row highlights-3 justify-content-center mt-lg-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"d-flex flex-column h-100 p-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=igegoO5UH-E\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/equitable-access-to-nature.jpg'\" alt=\"Equitable Access to Nature: A Systems Change Approach\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-bar alt-bar\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Equitable Access to Nature: A systems change approach<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t  \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"d-flex flex-column h-100 p-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenandnature.org\/resources\/cities-take-the-lead-in-transforming-schoolyards-with-nature-to-help-kids-thrive\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/GSCohort-Header.jpg\" alt=\"Cities take the lead in transforming schoolyards with nature to help kids thrive\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-bar alt-bar\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Cities take the lead in transforming schoolyards with nature to help kids thrive<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t  \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"d-flex flex-column h-100 p-0\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6JduwEa3dhQ\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/NPSpaces.png\" alt=\"Nature Play Spaces: A Visual Tour\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-bar alt-bar\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Nature Play Spaces: A Visual Tour<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t  \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cta-section box-shadow column-borders text-center fern-background  \">\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t  \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>CITIES RESOURCE HUB<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tools for city leaders and<br>\r\ntheir community partners<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"\/resources\/category\/cities\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>GET STARTED<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<p>with our Citywide Planning for<br>\r\nEquitable Access to Nature Tool<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/CCCNSystemsMap.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>CITIES NEWSLETTER<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sign-up for monthly city-specific<br>\r\nnews, tools and research<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/us12.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=71f5c3cd13a5ca1872e5f72f4&amp;id=654fead976\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"featured-content compact-spacing  \">\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h1\">Featured Resources<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"row featured-items justify-content-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/CCCN-Municipal-Action-Guide_webready.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"pine-overlay\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/municipal-thumb.jpg) center \/ cover no-repeat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Municipal Action Guide &ndash; Cities Connecting Children to Nature<\/h3>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/CCCNSystemsMap.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"pine-overlay\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/Citywide-Planning-for-Equitable-Access-CCCN.png) center \/ cover no-repeat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Citywide Planning for Equitable Access to Nature<\/h3>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/CCCN_NatureLibraries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"pine-overlay\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/eadn-wc04-796033.nxedge.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/libraries-as-nature-connectors-thumb.jpg) center \/ cover no-repeat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Nature-Smart Libraries Strategy Tool<\/h3>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"featured-content featured-events compact-spacing shapes-2 fern-background\">\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h1\">Events<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"row featured-items justify-content-center\">\n\n\t  \t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XR_uV9DFfic\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"lichen-overlay\" style=\"background: url() center \/ cover no-repeat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Webinar Recording: Cities Connecting Children to Nature &ndash; City Leaders Supporting Access to Nature During the Pandemic<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rsovQdqM1D4\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"lichen-overlay\" style=\"background: url() center \/ cover no-repeat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Webinar Recording: Public Libraries as Nature Connectors<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/register.gotowebinar.com\/register\/8371490602369666307\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"lichen-overlay\" style=\"background: url() center \/ cover no-repeat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Webinar Recording: The Role of Youth Leadership in Connecting Children to Nature<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"featured-content compact-spacing featured-research\">\n\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h1\">Featured Research<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"row featured-items justify-content-center\">\n\n\t  \t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenandnature.org\/research\/urban-green-space-exposure-is-linked-to-improved-human-health-and-decreased-community-violence\/\" class=\"pine-background-alt\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Urban green space and its impact on human health<\/h3>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This systematic review of the literature evaluated research on the association between urban green space and human health. While other reviews have examined links between nature and human health, few have focused on the urban environment, and most such reviews have been limited to cross-sectional studies. 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