Making Playgrounds Real

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,...
The Outdoor Recreation Economy 2019

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...
Lilac

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...
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Lightning Safety

Lightning Safety
Hazards of Lightning At 11:30am on June 28, 2015 lightning began striking Mt. Bierstadt  in the Mount Evans Wilderness of Pike National Forest.  Eight people were injured and three were...

Orienteering

Orienteering
  Orienteering is a walk or run that may be competitive and requires participants to read a map and use a compass to find and follow the quickest path from one established point to another in...

Trees and Health

Trees and Health
Omid Kardan, Department of Psychology, The University of Chicago, and his research team took two data sets and analyzed them to find that the more greenspace available, in the form of tree canopy...

21st Century Conservation Service Corps

21st Century Conservation Service Corps
The Mission of 21CSC The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a public work program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men as part of the New Deal....

Ranking Cities for Recreation Opportunities

Ranking Cities for Recreation Opportunities
What is Great Recreation WalletHub, a financial review website, recently looked at 27 factors that describe the entertainment and recreation facilities, cost of recreation, climate,  and quality of...

Open Land Month in Montana

Open Land Month in Montana
Montana has a lot of open and public lands and July is Open Land Month there.  The point is to encourage Montana residents to reaffirm their way of life and get out and enjoy the open country that...

Portable Air Conditioner for Your Next Camping Adv...

Portable Air Conditioner for Your Next Camping Adventure
If you go boating, car camping, to the beach, to your kids’ athletic events or even flying an airplane,  you’ll probably be bringing at least one big cooler with you to keep your food...

Don’t Let Ticks Spoil Your Adventure

Don’t Let Ticks Spoil Your Adventure
  Outdoor recreation, exploring and adventuring is great for your health, but there are problems you need to avoid.  One of those is ticks.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer...

Campfire Safety

Campfire Safety
Regardless of the type of camping you do, you’ll probably need fire of some sort, at least for food preparation.  Fire and dry vegetation do not mix well and the results of neglecting campfire...

U.S. Bicycle Route System

U.S. Bicycle Route System
The United States is a big place and because of its size it is a difficult country to navigate by bicycle.  While the distances remain large, a major effort resulted in a national corridor plan this...

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