Children play during the dedication of the Pelican Lake Waterfowl Production Area on Aug. 3, 2010, in Wright County. Conservation group Pheasants Forever acquired the land with money from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment. The land currently has alfalfa but will soon be restored to grassland wildlife habitat. (Photo Courtesy of Pheasants Fore)
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Creating a balance between technology and nature
Broadcast: Midday, 06/21/2011, 12:00 p.m.
Author and journalist Richard Louv speaks at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum about his new book, "The Nature Principle." Louv started a movement to help children reconnect with nature and coined the term "nature deficit-disorder" in his best-selling book, "Last Child in the Woods."
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