Impacts
Casey County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
| 4022 - Natural Resources | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4022.3) | 214 |
Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in NR 4-H programming |
| 4022.5) | 24 |
Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in NR 4-H programming |
Success Stories
Environmental Education Day Camp
Author: Meagan Klee
Major Program: Natural Resources
A child’s behavior can suffer from an absence of the outdoors. This became an increasing issue during the coronavirus pandemic and the months following as quarantining, isolation, and virtual learning led individuals to stay indoors more often. Nature-Deficit Disorder, coined by Richard Louv in 2005, “is a nonmedical condition that attributes behavioral changes in children to less time spent outdoors”. (https://parentology.com/what-is-nature-deficit-disorder/)To provide additio
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