Background Knowledge:

• Let’s Move! – Outside
  http://www.letsmove.gov/lets-move-outside
• No Child Left Inside (CBF)
• Earthplay. Created by Rusty Keeler, Earthplay is a community-built site to guide communities on how to create beautiful engaging outdoor environments for children
  http://www.earthplay.net
• Sobel, David; Childhood and Nature: Design Principles (or Play Motifs) For Educators, Stenhouse Publishing; Portland, ME; 2008
• Natural Learning Initiative: NLI is a research and professional development unit at the College of Design, NC State University. This center provides research, design and professional development services. http://naturalearning.org/
  
  

Designers & Builders:

• Cheryl Corson Design, LLC, landscape design and Certified Playground Safety Inspector
  http://www.cherylcorson.com
• Julie Dieguez, The Wild Child, LLC
  http://wildchildoutdoors.com
• Antonio Malkusak, Abundant Playscapes, landscape architect, Certified Playground Safety Inspector
  http://abundantplayscapes.com/about.html
• EarlySpace, LLC, Nancy Striniste, landscape designer and former teacher, specializes in earth-friendly, child-friendly natural play and learning spaces—design and design/build; also leads design charettes (participatory workshops), community build days, natural building and teacher training. http://www.earlyspace.com - Email: nancy@earlyspace.com
• Natural Playgrounds Company- a family owned design and construction company based in New Hampshire
  http://www.naturalplaygrounds.com/

Suppliers:

• Zeager Playground Surfaces
  https://zeager.com/
• Nature Explore. A collaboration of the Abor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation
  http://www.natureexplore.org

Safety Information:

• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Public Playground Safety Handbook
  https://www.cpsc.gov/safety-education/safety-guides/playgrounds/public-playground-safety-handbook​
• ADA Guidelines for Play Areas
  http://access-board.gov/play/finalrule.pdf
  (Note the section called, “Unique Play Areas”)
• U.S. Access Board – for free technical support on outdoor areas and accessible design
  https://www.access-board.gov/contact/

Selected Nature Place Spaces from around the Country:

• Play Trail at Boxerwood Gardens, Lexington VA
  https://boxerwood.org/play-trail/
• Pittsburgh, PA – Audubon Society Nature Discovery Area
  http://www.landcurrent.com/contemporary/playgrounds/Audubonplay/AudubonPA10.pdf
• Salem, OR – Silver Falls Natural Playground
  http://www.landcurrent.com/contemporary/landscape_design.php?in=Salemsilverfalls&work=playgrounds
• Manhattan, NY – Teardrop Park
  https://www.mvvainc.com/projects/teardrop-park
• Arlington, VA – Powhatan Springs Park Rain Garden​​
  https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Departments/Parks-Recreation/Locations/Parks/Powhatan-Springs-Park
  
• Omaha, NE – Montessori Children’s Room
  https://child​rensroom.net/campus/