A study raises new concerns about the possible health effects of the main component used in nonstick chemicals like teflon. The research centered on a developmental disability.

About 200 students from Rush Intermediate School in Cinnaminson attended the fifth annual Make a Splash Water Festival at Palmyra Cove Nature Park. Children and adults learned about the characteristics, the uses, and the abuses of water. This project involves the NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection and is part of an international effort called Project [...]

Happy 40th Earth Day! I had the privilege of spending the day at St Augustine’s School in Union City, as a guest of Paul Horlacher, 5th grade teacher. Cynic that I am, Paul and the students displayed such positive energy, such joie de vivre, that I couldn’t help absorbing some of that myself. I’ve know [...]

This is an introduction to the forthcoming public TV film about nature’s essential role in three phases of childhood: toddlers, middle childhood and adolescence. Today nature deficit disorder threatens the health and well-being of our children. MOTHER NATURES CHILD addresses this threat and explores the benefits of time in nature. We are seeking completion funding [...]