Richard Louv, recipient of the 2008 Audubon Medal, is the author of seven books, includingLast Child in the Woods andThe Nature Principle. He is the chairman of the Children & Nature Network (www.cnaturenet.org), and honorary co-chair of the National Forum on Children and Nature. He has written for theNew York Times, theSan Diego Union-Tribune, theWashington Post, and other newspapers and magazines. www.lastchildinthewoods.com