Richard Louv is an acclaimed journalist and author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder.
Richard Louv is a renowned journalist, author and co-founder of the Children & Nature Network. After writing Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, Louv helped spark a national conversation around connecting children, families and communities to nature. Richard Louv speaks and writes extensively about nature-deficit disorder and his latest book, Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform our Lives – and Save Theirs, will be released this fall.
Doors open at 6:00pm // Talk begins at 6:30pm followed by a reception. Guests are welcome to wander through and explore the exhibits on the first floor of Thinkery before the talk begins and during the reception.
Tickets are $10 – the event is free for youth ages 24 and under. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Children in Nature Collaborative of Austin. Parking is available for $1 per hour in the Mueller Town Center Garage, located just north of Thinkery.
Please contact Rocío (rocio@westcave.org) if you have any questions, need accommodations or need additional information.
This event is brought to you with support from the following members of the Children in Nature Collaborative of Austin (CiNCA):
Austin Parks Foundation
City of Austin, Office of Sustainability
City of Austin, Watershed Protection Department
Explore Austin
Families in Nature
LBJ Wildflower Center
National Wildlife Federation
Shield Ranch / El Ranchito
Texas Children in Nature
Thinkery
Waller Creek Conservancy
Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center
Zilker Botanical Garden