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Evaluating Impacts of Adult Environmental Education: A Play-Filled Future

SoP is used by environmental researchers to define human sentiments toward nature. Kudryavstev, Stedman, and Krasny (2012) described SoP as a combination of place attachment—the bond between people and places—and place meaning—the symbolism attributed to places. Influencing proenvironmental sentiments will likely spark pro-environmental behavior, making it imperative to understand an individual’s relationship to nature to create the best opportunities possible for positive environmental growth. Nisbet, Zelenski, and Murphy (2009) developed a nature relatedness scale to study the link between an individual’s connection to nature with environmental concern and behavior. The results of the study showed that individuals displaying higher nature relatedness reported increased environmental concern and behavior. This article proposes nature play as a new approach to adult environmental education, that will likely leave participants with deeper nature connections and strengthened environmental SoP.