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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Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans &...

Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans – Getting a Project Grant
SCORP The title is a mouth full, but Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans (SCORP) are a critical component in getting you the outdoor recreation opportunities you enjoy so much.  All of...

Tents Attached to Vehicles – Treeline Outdoo...

Tents Attached to Vehicles – Treeline Outdoors Roof-Top Tent
When I was a kid,  my family traveled from Wisconsin through the Badlands,  Yellowstone, Yosemite and more in an old Willy’s Jeep station wagon and a tent that attached to the rear of it....

Frog Photography

Frog Photography
Looking for an unusual reason to get outdoors and explore? How about frog photography? Check out this great video to learn more about how Robin Moore, conservationist and photographer, combines...

Kids, Brains and the Outdoors

Kids, Brains and the Outdoors
Correlating Cognitive Development and Green Space Thirteen researchers from Spain, Norway and the United States recently published the results of their analysis of the relationship between cognitive...

American Discovery Trail

American Discovery Trail
Origins of the American Discovery Trail From April 1980 to May 1981, several dozen hikers walked across America in an event sponsored by the American Hiking Society and called HikaNation.  This...

Connecting with Recreation Professionals at RecLin...

Connecting with Recreation Professionals at RecLink
RecLink If you are a recreation professional or want to be one, reclink.us is a place to connect with others like ourself. The community has a mission statement: RecLink unites people who share a...

Safety Tips in Rattlesnake Country

Safety Tips in Rattlesnake Country
Rattlesnake Safety – Tips from CDF&W California Department of Fish and Wildlife offers some great tips for surviving in rattlesnake country.  First, know that rattlesnakes are not confined...

Bear Poop at Jasper National Park

Bear Poop at Jasper National Park
If you are looking to combine hiking with some citizen science, Jasper National Park in Canada, is offering an interesting option. The Park is seeking volunteers to help with the first year of a...

Wheelchair-Bike Tandem

Wheelchair-Bike Tandem
If you are a cyclist that knows a disabled person that would like to share the joy of cycling,  you should look into the Duet Wheelchair Bicycle Tandem.  When ready to cycle,  it’s basically...

All About Outdoor Consumers

All About Outdoor Consumers
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) conducted an outdoor consumer segmentation study in 2014 to meet the following objectives: Understand how the general U.S. population defines...

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