MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • April 25, 2021
When youth have the opportunity to spend significant time outside, they benefit now and in the future. Maine has a vibrant natural resource and recreation economy, a burgeoning agricultural economy, a historic maritime economy and a growing green economy. All of these depend on youth inspired to turn a love of the outdoors into a career. All youth have a right to these opportunities, and the well-being and prosperity of our communities and state depend on it. So we are thrilled that Speaker Ryan Fecteau has sponsored H.P. 1087, Joint Resolution Supporting All Maine Youth Outdoors, which celebrates the benefits of time spent outdoors for Maine youth, and the innovation of Maine schools in using the outdoors to meet student needs now and into the future. ~ Nathan Broaddus, Nature Based Education Consortium