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NORTH CAROLINA ZOO HOSTS STATEWIDE CONFERENCE TO RECONNECT KIDS TO NATURE
February 27, 2008
ASHEBORO, N.C., Feb. 27 -- The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources' North Carolina Zoo issued the following news release:

The North Carolina Zoo, N.C. Zoological Society, Hooked on Nature and Food Lion, Inc., will sponsor a statewide conference at the N.C. Zoo March 6 in response to recent studies showing the benefits of nature and outdoor play against pervasive childhood problems such as depression, ADHD and obesity.

The day-long con . . .

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