Kansans for Children in Nature (KCN)

Information below taken from the KCN Web site.

On April 13, 2009, Governor Kathleen Sebelius issued an Executive Order creating the Kansas Coalition for Children in Nature (KCCN).  The KCCN was created to  foster Kansas youth’s appreciation, understanding and involvement with the outdoors.

“Kansas is blessed with an abundance of natural beauty and this coalition will work to make sure Kansas children experience all that our state has to offer,” Sebelius said. “Environmental
education is the first step toward helping our children learn to protect and preserve our planet.”

The Kansas Coalition for Children in Nature (KCCN) will promote outdoor learning experiences and environmental education for the young people of Kansas and provide ongoing support for these endeavors.  Copies of the Executive Order and KCCN fact sheet can be downloaded below in PDF format.

 

REC-FINDER

Information below taken from the REC-FINDER Web site.

  1. ‣REC-FINDER
    In the Fall of 2006, the Sunflower Foundation awarded a grant to the Kansas Recreation and Park Association, representing local, state and federal park and recreation agencies across Kansas, to work with Recreation Resources Research Services and the Data Access Support Center (DASC) — KS Geological Survey-University of Kansas, and the KDWP to expand the initial role of the amenity inventory from a planning tool to its REC-FINDER status, that of a searchable resource for public use. Planned upgrades include the addition of park property boundaries (08) and school properties as recreation sites (09).

    The project grew out of the 2003 State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) compiled by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks to maintain compliance with the requirements for grants from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. (Taken from REC-FINDER Web site)


  3. ‣REC-FINDER is a service of the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks, Kansas GIS Policy Board, Kansas State University, Sunflower Foundation and the Kansas Recreation and Park Association.

Resources_files/trailmap.pdf

Resources

Online Resources

  1. ‣Kansans for Children in Nature

  2. ‣Douglas County Community Foundation

  3. ‣Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center

  4. ‣KU Natural History Museum

  5. ‣City of Lawrence Parks & Recreation Department

  6. ‣Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks

  7. ‣Monarch Watch

  8. ‣Prairie Park Nature Center

  9. ‣Kansas Coalition for Children in Nature

  10. ‣Live Well Lawrence

  11. ‣Kansas Dept. of Wildlife & Parks

  12. ‣Nature Rocks

  13. ‣Lawrence Schools Foundation

  14. ‣The Children & Nature Network

Get Outside!

  1. ‣Bike/trail map of Lawrence, courtesy of the city’s Parks & Recreation department. Click the map to see a larger PDF version.

KCCN Invite

Flyer

Resources_files/Kansas%20Executive_Order_09-02%20Final%20%281%29.pdf

Sebelius

Executive Order