Outdoor Installation

NLI 25th Anniversary Exhibition – Rooting Childhood in Nature
Trolls Take Root at Dix Park

DCDEE Annual Statewide Gathering at the NC Zoo
Children’s Health & Nature Connectedness
18th NLI Design Institute and 25th Anniversary Celebration!

NLI at EDRA 56: Communicating Interdisciplinary Research-Based Design

Children & Nature Network 2025 – Nature Everywhere Conference

Gipson Play Plaza – Dix Park – Grand Opening

NLI Sponsors a Creative Studio Experience

NLI receives the NC State 2025 Opal Mann Green Engagement and Scholarship Award!
Celebrate Earth Day 2025
Protected: DCDEE Webinar Series

Ross Park Zoo: Creekside Play and Learning Center update

Kids Together Playground Virtual Environment

From Teepee to Conical
Protected: Childcare Homes DCDEE Webinar Series
NC Solar Farm: Agrivoltaics Project

NLI Hosts DCDEE Regional Meetings

OLE at Glencoe Mill Village

Hands-on Childcare Garden Intervention

LET’S GET OUTSIDE! Summary of Child Care Regulations

National Play Value Plant Database

02. Top Ten Activity Settings For Outdoor Learning
03. Affordable Settings and Components

04. Gathering Settings

05. Gathering Settings Created with Logs

06. Stepping Stone Pathways and Small Patios

07. Conicals
08. Vine Conical Installation
09. Pathway Designs

10. Growing Edibles in Containers

13. Gross Motor Logs

22. Decks, Stages, & Porches

24. Early Childhood Fruit and Vegetable Gardens
25. Harvesting Water with Rain Barrels

28. Plants for Outdoor Learning Environments

30. Tire Planters
