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New Study Shows Americans’ Deep Appreciation for Nature, Barriers to Connection  

 

Coach Class, no springs, just shotguns, dust and sweat!
Kodiak Island with Wounded Warriors fishing big time!

AmericanPressTravelNews–4/26/17 News Release—-Contact with nature is an important part of growing up and linking Americans to one another; competing priorities and other factors impede getting outdoors.The findings from an unprecedented national study of Americans’ relationship to nature reveal an alarming disconnection, but also widespread opportunities for reconnecting. The results are prompting nature conservation, environmental education and outdoor recreation leaders to rethink how they work to connect people with nature.“The Nature of Americans National Report: Disconnection and Recommendations for Reconnection” reveals important insights from a study of nearly 12,000 adults, 8- to 12-year-old children, and parents, and provides actionable recommendations to open the outdoors for all.

 Americans encounter a number of society-wide forces disconnecting them from nature. Americans face competing priorities for their time, attention and money. They live in places that often have more concrete than green space. It is increasingly normal to spend little time outside.

  • More than half of adults report spending five hours or less in nature each week, and most are satisfied with this minimal amount of time. Many parents and older adults lament that children today are growing up with limited opportunities to experience nature.
  • Parents say their 8 -to 12-year-old children spend three times as many hours with computers and TVs each week as they do playing outside.

 Despite these challenges, there is opportunity. Americans of all backgrounds recognize that nature helps them grow healthy, be happy, and enjoy family and friends. Adults and children enjoy their time in nature. They feel affection for nature, are attracted to its beauty, appreciate its resources, and value its role in intellectual and spiritual development.

  • Over three-quarters of adults rate contact with nature as very or extremely important for their physical health and emotional outlook.
  • One-quarter of parents surveyed say contact with nature has improved their child’s weight, attention span, energy, anxiety, asthma or other health outcomes.
  • Three-quarters of adults support increasing the number of programs for Americans to enjoy nature, the outdoors and wildlife. More than one-half think programs for Americans to enjoy nature and wildlife are underfunded.
  • Seven out of 10 children surveyed would rather explore woods and trees than play on neat-looking grass. Eight out of 10 like activities such as climbing trees and camping.

 Restoring Americans’ connection to nature requires overcoming the gap between interest and action.

“The Nature of Americans National Report” details recommendations for restoring Americans’ connection to nature, including:

  • Pay close attention to – and respond to – adults’ existing concerns about younger generations’ disconnection from nature.
  • For adults and children, promote nature not only as a place for experiences, but also as a place for involvement and care.
  • Assure adults and children that time in nature can be (and even ought to be) social.
  • Support mentorship that extends beyond the parent–child relationship.
  • Carefully consider how different sectors promote what “good” connection with nature is or ought to be.
  • Deepen local experiences in nature near home.
  • For children and adults, use geographically local or familiar activities as a bridge to geographically distant or unfamiliar activities.
  • Provide socially safe and satisfying places outdoors, especially for urban and minority adults and children.
  • Promote experiences in nature that match Americans’ multidimensional values of nature.
  • For adults, promote conservation efforts as a way to improve their overall community and quality of life.
  • Join parents, children and adults alike in recognizing that expenditures on children’s engagement with nature are fundamentally important investments.
  • Build partnerships among professionals in healthcare, education, urban planning, conservation, community development and other sectors.

 The core premise of these recommendations is that connection to nature is not a dispensable amenity but, rather, is essential to the health, economic prosperity, quality of life and social well-being of all Americans.

 The Nature of Americans is led by DJ Case & Associates. It builds on the late Dr. Stephen R. Kellert’s research on the importance of contact with nature to human well-being. This unique public–private collaborative is sponsored by the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Disney Conservation Fund, Morrison Family Foundation, Wildlife Management Institute and Yale University.    More information and reports are available at NatureofAmericans.org.

 “This research gives us great insight into the value that Floridians have for the natural world. The findings also show us the barriers we must surmount to ensure everyone experiences nature’s benefits. The Nature of Americans reinforces our commitment to bring people and wild places together for the long-term health and well-being of both.”

-Nick Wiley, FWC Executive Director

Due to Popular Demand, Here Are a Few More Of My Favorite Images!

Dean River, Dean Sound! Caught ocean run Steelhead for a week. Valhalla, heaven, G-D, greatest trip ever. Caught 20-steelhead on an Orvis 9-weight to 34-pounds. Cried when I had to go home and face the Florida Keys again!
Dean River, Dean Sound! Caught ocean run Steelhead for a week. Valhalla, heaven, G-D, greatest trip ever. Caught 20-steelhead on an Orvis 9-weight to 34-pounds. Cried when I had to go home and face the Florida Keys again! Yes, thats me and while fishing watching out for chocolate Grizzlies!
Africa final cover
Yes, that’s me in the Congo in 1963.
Fish camp!  Yes, its cold outside. My week in the Catskills researching big browns on the Battenkill River for Eastern Fly Fishing Magazine. It was pleasantly cool, now its a freezer full!
Fish camp!
Yes, its cold outside. My week in the Catskills researching big browns on the Battenkill River for Eastern Fly Fishing Magazine. It was pleasantly cool, now its a freezer full!
!Yes, it was a mounted Grizzly, but Barb was nervous anyway-it was a good realistic mount!
!Yes, it was a mounted Grizzly, but Barb was nervous anyway-it was a good realistic mount!
A man and his dog sharing an upland game bird hunt!
A man and his dog sharing an upland game bird hunt!

Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Tips for April  From My Friend Larry Whiteley

Nothing tastes better than a wild turkey! They prove that what they eat is how they taste. Wild eats fresh, real and wild. Store bought frozen eat grain-think about it!
Nothing tastes better than a wild turkey! They prove that what they eat is how they taste. Wild eats fresh, real and wild. Store bought frozen eat grain-think about it!

APtravelnews–March 13,–SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Corporate News release— Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Tips presents free, seasonal how-to advice from Larry Whiteley, host of the award-winning Outdoor World Radio show. Each weekly tip offers practical advice to improve your skills.

Tips offered for April include:

How to Fool a Subordinate Gobbler
Turkey populations are at an all-time high across America.  Learn to call a subordinate gobbler and you’ll be ready to bag a bird this spring.

Tips for Introducing Kids to Turkey Hunting
If you’re taking a young person on their first turkey hunt, learn how to properly equip and train them and you will have a hunting partner for life.

Get in the Weeds for Good Fishing
If you want to find fish, find weeds.

Use a Turkey Wing to Call Gobblers In
Bring a turkey wing from a previous successful hunt into the woods with you this turkey season. Natural sounds are hard for gobblers to resist.

Get a Great Replica of Your Trophy Catch
Torn between hanging your next big catch on the wall and releasing it? Make sure you have all the necessities to make a near perfect replica and get the best of both worlds.

See the attached document for all of this month’s tips or visit http://www.basspro.com/ and click on 1Source New & Tips.

Contact: Larry Whiteley at (417) 830-9023

An Alabama Guide shows  a nice bass, not a monster, but any bass is a gudin!!!!
An Alabama Guide shows a nice bass, not a monster, but any bass is a gudin!!!!

Images of The Week! Photos Taken as We “Stop To Smell the Roses.”

A man and his dog sharing an upland game bird hunt!
A man and his dog sharing an upland game bird hunt!
A S. Florida canal resident!
A S. Florida canal resident!

APtravelnews-Friday 13th, –Port St Lucie, FL-Each week on Friday we like to share a few images we make as we continually “Stop to Smell the Roses.” We hope you enjoy them and look forward to you commenting below!

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Bobs image for Tournament Digest Magazine won the ASA Award for best conservation image of the year!

 

Dad and daughter enjoying time together at the Archery Trade Show in Indianapolis.
Dad and daughter enjoying time together at the Archery Trade Show in Indianapolis.
Taking an RV gator aid break!
Taking an RV gator aid break!

 

A Florida hitch-hiker!
A Florida hitch-hiker!