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Common Ground Digest - June 2007

National Forum on Children and Nature; Texas Pineywoods Experience; Plant a tree in a virtual forest

Forum on Children and Nature
National leaders aim to reconnect children with the outdoors.
This month, millions of kids swap school for the pool, ready for summer break. But is nature part of their plans? Join us in an ambitious effort which is bringing together leaders from across society to make sure that answer will be yes.
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Texas Pineywoods Experience
A travel destination with a conservation message.
Texas pine forest

Bottomland hardwoods in east Texas
Sandwiched between two of the nation’s fastest-growing population centers, Dallas and Houston, the river corridors and forests of the Pineywoods are vulnerable to fragmentation and development. At the same time, the Pineywoods region is remarkably accessible to millions of potential visitors.
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Get On Board Now and Plant a Virtual Tree
Interactive website creates real impact.
Get on Board Now

Plant a tree in the Almighty Forest today

Universal Pictures and the Fund have teamed to launch the website www.getonboardnow.org. Inspired by the upcoming comedy "Evan Almighty," visitors can plant and customize a virtual tree in the "Almighty Forest," and take action to slow the effects of global warming.
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Act Now

Mary and Nelson James at the Raleigh Farmer's Market
Take a "Stand" for Farmers

This summer, there’s a lot going on "behind the stands." In North Carolina, farm families such as Mary and Nelson James have joined to cherish traditions, save farmland and sustain their community for future generations.
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