#leavenochildinside

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Our executive director and founder Saul Weisberg speaks with Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior, at the Northwest Youth Summit on October 22 at The Mountaineers in Seattle! She was a surprise guest and spoke to the ~100 students that were gathered to learn how to take their next steps towards leadership in conservation.

Our executive director, Sophie Twichell, received an incredibly thoughtful goodbye gift from the Leave No Child Inside steering committee for Lake County. Presented by Lois Morrison, the monarch butterfly plaque made by artist Lynne Krestan reads "beauty, serenity, grace." Beautiful! #leavenochildinside #lynnekrestan #monarch #lnci #bestcommitteeever (at Greenbelt Cultural Center)

Hikers on our guided nature hike this morning (presented in English & Spanish) learned all about milkweed and it's critical importance to monarch butterflies. A great group! #ryersonwoods #bilingualhikes #monarch #milkweed #leavenochildinside (at Ryerson Conservation Area)

Our Little Free Library is open for business! You'll find it at the end of the newly installed TRAIL TALES. Here Stephen Territo of the Vernon Area Public Library and a young helper stock it for the first time. Come take a book, return a book one day soon! #trailtales #caminandoconcuentos #littlefreelibrary #ryersonwoods #leavenochildinside #vapld #lcfpd (at Ryerson Conservation Area)

A big THANK YOU to the forest preserve crew that's installed the Trail Tales or Caminando con Cuentos panels at Ryerson Woods and Greenbelt Forest Preserve. We're so excited to launch this program! #lcfpd #ryersonwoods #greenbelt #trailtales #caminandoconcuentos #leavenochildinside

Exciting day! We marked the trail at Ryerson Woods this evening for the locations where the "Trail Tales" or "Caminando con Cuentos" panels are to be installed. This program, which links time in nature, physical activity and literacy, launches this Friday. Can't wait! #trailtales #caminandoconcuentos #literacy #activeliving #leavenochildinside #missmaplesseeds (at Ryerson Conservation Area)

Co-chairs of Lake County's a Leave No Child Inside initiative, Sophie Twichell of #BrushwoodCenter and Emilian Geczi of #ChicagoWilderness. Thanks for 5 exciting years. In that time, through all our excellent partners (more than 30), 4,600 children and adults discovered local nature and developed a positive sense of wonder and excitement in the outdoors each year. Way to go LNCI! #leavenochildinside #lnci (at Prairie Crossing, Grayslake Illinois)