1. Making Playgrounds Real
By Eric Galatas, Public News Service – CO – Producer March 23, 2021 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Plastic- and rubber-dominated playgrounds in Colorado Springs have added winding pathways with tall grasses, gardens,...
2. The Outdoor Recreation Ec...
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released statistics today measuring the outdoor recreation economy for the nation, all 50 states, and the District of Columbia. The new U.S. data show that the outdoor recreation economy...
3. Lilac
May Night The spring is fresh and fearlessAnd every leaf is new,The world is brimmed with moonlight,The lilac brimmed with dew. Here in the moving shadowsI catch my breath and sing —My heart is fresh and fearlessAnd over-brimmed with...
Cities Connecting Children to Nature Initiative
Posted by Jerry - Your Pathfinder on Feb 27th, 2016 in Education, Featured, Mental Health, Physical Health, Projects | 0 comments
The National League of Cities has an initiative called Cities Connecting Children to Nature (CCCN). The initiative is intended to “ensure that all children have the opportunity to play, learn...
Yosemite Firefall
Yosemite National Park offers a wide range of outdoor adventures, but something rare to see is the firefall. The Real Firefall It was the summer of 1962 when I first visited Yosemite National Park....
A Guide to Your State Parks
Posted by Jerry - Your Pathfinder on Feb 20th, 2016 in Activities, Apps, Facts, Featured, Places-Events | 0 comments
There are a lot of state parks in the U.S. and every one of them offers some great excuses to get out and explore. If you are new to an area it can sometimes be difficult to find nearby state parks...
Get Outdoors to Get Your Bacteria
Posted by Jerry - Your Pathfinder on Feb 15th, 2016 in Featured, Mental Health, Motivation | 0 comments
Turns out that bacteria are critical to your health. In fact some researchers suggest that microbes may outnumber human cells in a typical body by as many as 10 to 1 and many of those microbes are...
Funding Land and Water Conservation
After expiring at the end of September 2015, the Land and Water Conservation Fund has been reauthorized. There is money in the fund from a portion of the revenues from offshore oil and gas drilling...
Wiring the National Parks
While Congressional Republicans are wondering why the internet needs to be so fast for us users, Congressional democrats are pushing to provide free, broadband, Wi-fi service to users at all...
Gear Trade
Outdoor gear can get expensive. If you are looking for less expensive options, you might try Gear Trade, our newest affiliate. If you have some gear you no longer need, Gear Trade also provides a...
Reconnecting our Youth to Outdoor Recreation, Who&...
This post by Becky Schwanke first appeared on the Tuff Kids Outdoors Blog on January 21st, 2016. It is reposted here with the author’s permission. Beyond your own family, your own town...
Honing Your Senses for Outdoor Discovery
Posted by Jerry - Your Pathfinder on Jan 30th, 2016 in Featured, Ideas, Mental Health, Situations | 0 comments
When exploring, our primal senses kick in to alert us to anything that moves. It could be food or danger, but either way we need to know about it so we can choose fight or flight. Beyond that...
Lessons Learned from Death by Grizzly Bear
Posted by Jerry - Your Pathfinder on Jan 25th, 2016 in Featured, Physical Health, Survival | 0 comments
Lance Crosby, 63, from Billings, Montana, was killed by a grizzly bear on Elephant Back Mountain in Yellowstone National Park on August 6, 2015. Crosby was a seasonal employee at the Lake Medical...
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