Outdoor Play

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
Early Childhood Outdoor Learning Environments Certificate

Ross Park Zoo: Creekside Play and Learning Center update

Trying & Tasting New Flavors – NLI Short

Weeding, Planting, & Watering – NLI Short

Examining & Sprouting Seeds – NLI Short

Broccoli-Trees You Can Eat! – NLI Short

Harvesting Collards – NLI Short

From Teepee to Conical

Infants & Toddlers Outdoors: Best Practice Toolkit (partial)

Gathering & Tour: DCDEE North Central Region
Protected: Childcare Homes DCDEE Webinar Series

The NLI Resource Hub: A New Tool for Educational Resources

NLI Hosts DCDEE Regional Meetings

Let’s Go Outdoors! Webinar

Early Childhood Outdoor Play and Learning Spaces (ECOPALS) – Train the Trainer

Natural Learning Initiative Resources

NLI Joins 20th Anniversary Celebration of Grow Up Great
NLI-ECHO (Early Childhood Health Outdoors) Training Workshop

Free the Kids – Dirt is Good

Protected: Infants & Toddlers Outdoors: Best Practice Toolkit (partial)

Institutes & Symposia

Grow Outdoors South Carolina Launch

Supporting Naturalized Outdoor Play and Learning Environments in North Carolina Child Care Facilities

OLE at Glencoe Mill Village

The Catawba Nation iswa Early Learning Center

North Carolina Division of Child Development Early Education
