WEA Paul Petzoldt Leadership Award Winner 2008

 

Richard Louv is the author of seven books. His most recent, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder, has stimulated a national conversation about the future relationship between children and nature.  In 2005, Discover Magazine named the book as one of the top science books of the year, and Spirituality & Health magazine named it one of 50 Best Spiritual Books of 2005. The publication has spawned a national movement that has now moved into the international sphere.  He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Christian Science Monitor, and has appeared on the CBS Morning Show, Good Morning America, the Today Show, CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, NPR's Morning Edition, Fresh Air, Talk of the Nation, and many other programs.