Best-selling author of “The Nature Principle” speaks at Pierce College Puyallup this Thursday, May 2 Richard Louv, author of “The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age,” advocates for a healthier balance between technology and nature so that we can experience the best of both. Louv will bring his message to Pierce College Puyallup when he speaks at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2, in the Arts and Allied Health Theatre. “The Nature Principle,” a New York Times Best Seller, is the 2013 Pierce College Common Book, a community movement to learn, discuss, and create around a single text. Louv encourages a worldwide return to the restorative powers of nature to boost mental acuity and creativity, promotehealth and wellness, and build smarter and more sustainable businesses, communities and economies. [Description: Macintosh HD:Users:dabe:Desktop:RICHARD LOUV:PiercePresents-RichardLouv-194x300.jpg]He is best known for his earlier book, “Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder,” which sparked an international movement to reconnect children with nature and introduced the term "nature-deficit disorder." Louv’s appearance is part of the Pierce College Puyallup Presents Artists and Speakers Series. Tickets are $5 General admission/ Free for Pierce College students, and are available at the door or in advance by calling (253) 840-8416. Pierce College Puyallup is at 1601 39th Ave. SE, Puyallup, WA 98374. To request disability accommodations, contact the Access and Disability Services Office at least 10 days in advance at: (253)964-6468/V, (253) 964-6228/TTY, or dssaccess@pierce.ctc.edu<https://mail.pierce.ctc.edu/owa/14.2.318.2/scripts/premium/redir.aspx?C=l2hrl3JXtUebsqBrDblQ7bDClFdLE9AIBMoQQm36esn_3qB27J8RIeKaSWp5a385HPRuAJMaIjk.&URL=mailto%3adssaccess%40pierce.ctc.edu>. Pierce College District 11 is a community college enrolling more than 24,000 students annually online and on campuses in Lakewood and Puyallup, and at centers on Joint Base Lewis-McChord.