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	<title>KiDOinfo: parents and kids, providence and beyond &#187; Jeanine Silversmith</title>
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		<title>Family Hiking: Ballard Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanine Silversmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Go it alone, or join RI Families in Nature on Sunday, June 16, as we explore this area together. My favorite thing about Ballard Park is that it’s small enough to let my kids just wander about, choosing the trails they want to follow. They feel like real explorers and I, with my eyes on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Hiking: Gilbert Stuart Birthplace &amp; Museum</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 10:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanine Silversmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Go it alone, or join RI Families in Nature on Saturday, May 18, as we explore this area together.]]></description>
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		<title>Family Hiking: Arcadia Management Area</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 20:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanine Silversmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rhode Island may be small, but it’s big on natural places to explore. Case in point: Arcadia Management Area. With over 14,000 acres to explore, Arcadia is the state’s largest recreational area.]]></description>
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		<title>EE (environmental education) for Everyone!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanine Silversmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If I asked you to describe what “environmental education” looks like, what image would first spring to mind? Perhaps it’s a camp group walking in the woods, observing and drawing birds. Maybe it’s a group of elementary students out on Narragansett Bay, taking water samples. Or maybe it’s a high school class, learning about the effects of pollutants on genetic mutations. All of these certainly qualify as environmental education. But a whole bunch more would too.]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving for Nature</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanine Silversmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether it’s watching football, playing a game, reading special books, or expressing our gratitude in some special way, almost every family has a beloved Thanksgiving tradition that extends beyond the festive meal that is front and center on this American holiday.

My own custom developed in early adulthood, when the political arguments and caloric intake reached epic proportions one Thanksgiving and I simply couldn’t stand to be inside another minute. Let’s face it: holidays are great, but they can certainly be intense. At least in my family!]]></description>
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		<title>No Child Left Inside</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanine Silversmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rhode Island is one of the first states to complete an Environmental Literacy Plan. And now, the New England Environmental Education Alliance (NEEEA), in partnership with the six state professional Environmental Education (EE) associations in New England, will award at least nineteen grants up to $5,000 each to eligible groups such as non-profits, EE organizations, schools, and local or state agencies. Made possible by a $150,000 grant from the U.S. EPA Regional Environmental Education Sub-Grants program, the awards will support projects that increase environmental education capacity or advance education by helping implement state environmental education plans. Projects may include professional development, student projects, or statewide capacity building for delivering environmental education. All proposals must be received by Friday, August 31, 2012. To learn more, please visit the RI Environmental Education Association website.]]></description>
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		<title>Our Big Backyard (at the Roger Williams Park Zoo)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanine Silversmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Run – don’t walk! – to the new exhibit at the Roger Williams Park Zoo!  I went there earlier this month with my two kids and we all loved it.

Hasbro’s Our Big Backyard opened in early June. It’s not your typical zoo exhibit, in that there are no animals. Except if you count the scores of little humans acting just like little humans are supposed to act. It’s a nature play and exploration area that appeals to families of all kinds of ages and abilities.]]></description>
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		<title>Today is Mud Day: Let&#8217;s celebrate!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanine Silversmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m going to take a wild guess here and bet that many of you don't know that today, Friday, June 29, is International Mud Day.

No, seriously – it is!

In my humble opinion, it’s a genius idea. I mean, what better way to celebrate and experience the great outdoors than to get really dirty? Like, clothes-plastered-to-your-body, hair-caked-with-mud dirty. If you can let go of the clean-up anxiety that I admit is furiously coursing through this type-A mama’s blood, your kids will thank you for it. I promise! I’m reminded of my participation in the infamous mud slide incident on the “beach” (i.e. grassy field) at University of Delaware in spring of 1992… Boy, that was a LOT of fun!]]></description>
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		<title>2012 RI Great Outdoors Pursuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanine Silversmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year’s Rhode Island Great Outdoors Pursuit begins May 20 at Lincoln Woods State Park and registration is now open! The Great Outdoors Pursuit is a wonderful program – a game, really – designed to help you and your family enjoy everything our state parks have to offer. And this year, there are new activities, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Favorite Ways to Celebrate Earth Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanine Silversmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earth Day is just around the corner and in my house, the excitement almost reaches that of the December holiday season. April 22 marks the 42nd anniversary of the big day and whether or not you consider yourself a Greenie, a Once-ler, or more likely something in between, Earth Day is a wonderful time to engage your family in healthy, fun, and meaningful activities.

My favorite ways to celebrate Earth Day:]]></description>
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