No Child Left Inside Act

September 5, 2008
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515

Re: Support H.R. 3036, the No Child Left Inside Act

Dear Representative:
On behalf of Sportsmens organizations, we urge you to vote YES on H.R. 3036, the No Child Left Inside Act, which will provide significant new support and funding for environmental education in the nations public K-12 schools. As life-long hunters, anglers and conservation advocates, we are greatly concerned about the growing disconnect between children and nature.

Today’s children spend half as much time outside as kids did just 20 years ago and, on average, spend six and a half hours every day lugged into electronic media. Fewer children know the joys of hunting, fishing, and even simply playing outside. As a result, hunting and fishing licenses across the country have plummeted, creating a crisis for state natural resources budgets.

We need to engage this generation with nature and educate them about the natural world… [read more]

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