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Reading Nature: Last child in the woods

Sun, Jun 28

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Sterling Nature Center

Last Child in the Woods looks at how time in nature affects childhood development and well-being. It explores the idea of “nature-deficit disorder” and makes a clear case for why connecting kids with the outdoors matters.

Reading Nature: Last child in the woods
Reading Nature: Last child in the woods

Time & Location

Jun 28, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Sterling Nature Center, 15730 Jensvold Rd, Sterling, NY 13156, USA

About The Event

Current Read


Last Child in the Woods


by Richard Louv

Last Child in the Woods looks at how time in nature affects childhood development and well-being. It explores the idea of “nature-deficit disorder” and makes a clear case for why connecting kids with the outdoors matters.

This book will be discussed at the next Reading Nature gathering on Sunday, June 28, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM at the Sterling Nature Center.

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Sterling Nature Center
P.O. Box 216
15730 Jensvold Road
Sterling, NY 13156

Phone: 315-253-1100
Email: snc@cayugacounty.us

Sterling Nature Center Staff

Director
Jim D’Angelo

Community and Program Liaison
Christine Engel Gonzalez
Email: hgonzalez@cayugacounty.us

Lead Educator
Heidi Rothfuss

Email:heidirfsnc1@gmail.com

     

Park Hours and Admission

Trails: Open daily from dawn to dusk
Building Hours: 7 Days a Week

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Admission and Parking: Free

Friends of the Sterling Nature Center

The Friends of the Sterling Nature Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the development, preservation, and programming of the Sterling Nature Center.

Board of Directors:

Chair: Regina Setikas
Vice Chair: Charles Itzin
Secretary: Connie Cosemento
Treasurer: Helen Engel
Financial Secretary: Joan Kelley
Membership Secretary: John Familo
Laura Donnelly
Linda Hjortshoj
June Ouellette

Board meetings are held on the first Saturday of the month at 9 a.m. and are open to the public.

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