Raising a Child with the Environment in Mind - 5/6/14

By John Racanelli

Published May 5, 2014 at 6:56 PM EDT

For many parents, raising a child to appreciate the natural world is a priority. And the good news is that the cultivation of this environmental awareness can start from a very early age.

Heather Doggett, Director of Visitor Programs at the National Aquarium talks with Aquarium CEO John Racanelli about raising an ecologically aware child.

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As chief executive officer, John Racanelli leads a team of 600 full and part-time employees and 1,000 volunteers in pursuing the National Aquarium’s mission to inspire conservation of the world’s aquatic treasures. More than 1.5 million people annually visit the Aquarium’s venue in Baltimore, Maryland, while millions more are touched by the Aquarium’s education programs, outreach activities, social media campaigns and conservation initiatives.

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