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LL Bean teams up with NWF to promote outdoor activities during pandemic

LL Bean teams up with NWF to promote outdoor activities during pandemic

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L.L.Bean and the National Wildlife Federation are teaming up to help parents get their kids outdoors.

The program, called “The Green Hour,” includes seasonal activities aimed at getting kids to spend more time outdoors.

It comes comes at a time when kids are spending more and more time in front of a screen during the pandemic.

Those include playing bird bingo, going on a leaf patrol, becoming a wildlife detective and identifying animal tracks, among other activities.

demic Green Hour content will be distributed by both L.L.Bean and the National Wildlife Federation through newsletters, social media, and on web pages.

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