Jackson completes Children in Nature Challenge

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

The Jackson Community Outreach Board recently received the news that it has completed another project, the Children in Nature Challenge. When presented with some alarming facts, such as that today's children only spend four to seven minutes outdoors each day while they spend seven to eight hours a day on electronic media outside of school, Gov. Jay Nixon, supported by first lady Georganne Nixon, created an executive order to challenge Missouri communities to provide more opportunities for children to learn about nature.

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