Accolades: Participants' Experiences with BYNC
"My daughter talked about it proudly at the dinner table last night. Other parents emailed me saying their kids said it was really fun."
-Parent of first grader whose class and their parents engaged in a litter pick-up activity at the Skokie Lagoons
"I told my friends they should come out with me next time. I felt great actually helping the environment, not just learning about it in school."
-Eighth grade student after a buckthorn cutting experience
"... pass on to Linn [BYNC Board member] our great appreciation for setting up the teacher inservice. It was a pleasure working with her, and the event could not have been smoother. ... the teachers were engaged and motivated, and I think we have taken one more step in the direction of connecting kids and nature in a meaningful and age-appropriate way."
-Heather Burns, Early Childhood Program Manager, Glencoe Park District, referring to a "BYNC Connection" between the Glencoe Park District and a staff member of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County