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Youth Conservation Corps

Youth Conservation Corps

In March and April each year kids aged 15 to 18 are applying for positions with the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC).  They will send their applications to the location they would like to work and wait.  After the enrollment period ends,  the Park Service, Forest Service and other participating agencies will randomly select the participants at […]

Getting Outdoors at College

Getting Outdoors at College

If you happen to be attending college. you are very likely in the best position you will ever be in to get outdoors and get active.  Many colleges and universities offer outdoor recreation centers, guided tours of all sorts, access to a wide range of outdoor equipment and much more, all created with the budget of […]

Adventure Dreams – Around-n-Over

Adventure Dreams – Around-n-Over

Erden Eruç had the notion to circumnavigate the world.  To support that dream and insure a solid educational component, he developed and incorporated Around-n-Over.  Around-n-Over is a Seattle, Washington, non-profit group dedicated to dreams and honor.  The organization wants to help people realize their dreams while honoring fallen adventurers.  Their mission is “to educate and to inspire […]

National Ski Patrol

National Ski Patrol

Many of us need an excuse to get outdoors and be active and many times that excuse needs to be altruistic.  Sometimes the altruistic motive is all it takes.  Perhaps the opportunity to volunteer to clear a trail on National Trails Day or help with some other kind of project on National Public Lands Day […]

Izaak Walton League

Izaak Walton League

Basis of The Isaac Walton League As the author of The Compleat Angler, Izaak Walton’s (1594-1683) name is synonymous with fishing.  He thus became the perfect namesake for The Isaac Walton League, an association originally formed to preserve fishing opportunities for future generations. The group was founded in Chicago in 1922 and by 1924 had […]

Western National Parks Association

Western National Parks Association

  Since 1938 the Western National Parks Association (WNPA) has been supporting the National Parks of the western U.S. as a partner in education.  You may have seen their stores at your favorite National Park where they raise funds to support the parks.  They also operate the National Parks Store at their Tucson, Arizona offices […]

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