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		<title>A Special Sneak Preview of Adventure No. 4!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ August 4, 2010; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] 

A Midsummer URBIA Adventure at Stern Grove




Wednesday August 4th



Come pilot the newest self-guided family Adventure No. 4 at Stern   Grove! From the famed grove of giant trees, work as a team to follow   clues along the course of an ancient creek to discover a gem nestled in   the bottom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Outdoors! (June 12th is National Get Outdoors Day)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Excerpted from the Department of the Interior's America’s Great Outdoors website]
Americans’ best memories often come from time spent outdoors with family  and friends on hiking trails, in neighborhood parks, at historic sites,  at the beach and along the coast, or on the banks of a favorite  stream.  The outdoors is where we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Springtime Adventure Awaits&#8230;</title>
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There are now three unique URBIA adventures to be had! In April and May there will be festive special opportunities to pick up an adventure packet at the locations of each adventure. The URBIA team will be tabling on these Saturdays in spring:
Saturday April 10th 10-noon Islands in the Sky (at the colorfully tiled Moraga [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventure No. 3 debuts March 20th!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday March 20th bring the whole family out to celebrate the first day of spring on a treasure hunt through the most botanically diverse place in the city: the San Francisco Botanical Garden. There are about 8,000 types of plants growing in this extraordinary garden, more than many entire states! After a long wet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Urbia Adventure No. 2 is now available at the Randall Museum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With much gratitude to the Friends of the Randall Museum board, families can now pick up Adventure No. 2 at the Randall Museum. To quote their newsletter: &#8220;The Randall Museum is happy to promote this new organization and their wonderful adventure in our own Corona Heights location. Using the booklet Wayfinding on Rocky Mountain visitors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giving back with season&#8217;s greenings: Help connect &#8220;Islands in the Sky&#8221; butterfly habitat by planting wildflowers!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ December 19, 2009; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] 

Butterfly Habitat Planting

December 19th

10 am - 12 pm
14th &#38; Noriega (1730 14th Ave nearby)

Have you done the first URBIA Adventure "Islands in the Sky" that explores the remnant habitats of the exquisitely beautiful green hairstreak butterfly with sweeping views of the entire western half of San Francisco? Join Nature in the City for a festive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Learning Comes Naturally</title>
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The Child Development Institute at Sarah Lawrence University has just produced a 30 minute film and parent/teacher guide about the educational value of the outdoors. To view a clip visit http://www.slc.edu/adult-professional/cdi/learning/naturally/index.html
Download a copy of the When Learning Comes Naturally Guide for Parents and Teachers (click on bold text for PDF).
&#8220;Learning comes naturally when children are thoroughly engaged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>(Re-) Connecting to Nature</title>
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For Immediate Release from the National Park Service: October 02, 2009
Connecting to Nature
Formal Partnership Established Among National, State, and Local Park Organizations
Looking for a way to improve your child’s mental and physical health? Look no further than your nearest park or natural area.
“Numerous studies conclude that time spent in outdoor settings decreases stress, inspires creativity, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inner Sunset Farmers Market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ October 11, 2009; 8:30 am to 1:00 pm. ] 

Calling all urban adventurers!
This Sunday, October 11th, from 8:30 to 1 p.m. URBIA has been invited to table at the special "community resource" space at the new Inner Sunset Farmers Market. After checking out the locally grown autumnal fruits and vegetables, please stop by on Sunday for a free copy of URBIA Adventure Booklet No. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Urbia Adventure No. 2  debuts at the Randall Museum!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ September 26, 2009; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] “[Children in the city] had no way to learn about the birds and insects that country children know so well. I felt that the finest form of recreation I could provide for the city’s children was a place where they could work at all kinds of crafts; where they could handle small animals, have their [...]]]></description>
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