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- ↑ "Hands-on-Nature Anarchy Zone". ithacachildrensgarden.org/. Ithaca Children's Garden. 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Fun Muddy Times Expected at Mud Day". Ithaca.com. Ithaca, New York. June 21, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ↑ Marteal, Erin (2017). "Chapter 4: The Hands-on-Nature Anarchy Zone". In Almon, Joan (ed.). Playing It Up With Loose Parts, Playpods, and Adventure Playgrounds. Alliance for Childhood. pp. 74–79. ISBN 978-1-542-85937-0.