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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Ecocapsule – A Sustainable Outpost

Ecocapsule – A Sustainable Outpost
The designers at Nice Architects in Slovakia have been working on a new concept for sustainable living since 2008.  The tiny Ecocapsule was recently unveiled at Pioneers Festival in Vienna....

Better Living Through Nature

Better Living Through Nature
Researchers John M. Zelenski, Raelyne L. Dopko and Colin A. Capaldi of Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, recently published a study in The Journal of Environmental Psychology that tests the...

The Mountaineers – Mountain Workshops

The Mountaineers – Mountain Workshops
The Mountaineers Mountain Workshops are for kids. The Mountaineers take kids outdoors for a variety of experiences that will challenge them while teaching them to get out and enjoy the wonders of...

Geocaching Worse Than Horse Apples

Geocaching Worse Than Horse Apples
Geocaching Banned The Arizona State Trust Land Department takes a dim view of geocaching, banning the activity on the lands they manage. Arizona Sonora News recently quoted Bill Boyd a policy...

Outdoor Recreation Funds Fish and Wildlife

Outdoor Recreation Funds Fish and Wildlife
Outdoor recreationists contribute a lot to keeping fish and wildlife populations healthy.  Special Federal excise taxes on sporting firearms, ammunition, archery equipment, fishing equipment,...

REI and National Park Foundation

REI and National Park Foundation
REI and the National Parks REI, the nation’s largest consumer co-op, recently announced its support of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service in 2016 through a multi-year, multi-million...

If the People Were Bears and the Bears Were People

If the People Were Bears and the Bears Were People
What would you do? Take a look at the photo above.  Now imagine that those five people are nervous grizzly bears (or murderous zombies, if that would put some fear in your heart) and the four black...

Timed Hiking Trails – Technology for Competi...

Timed Hiking Trails – Technology for Competitive Hikers
Technology for Competitive Hikers Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler BC, Canada began using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Device) technology last  winter.  Skiers  buy a pass that includes an...

Living in Cuyahoga National Park

Living in Cuyahoga National Park
Countryside Initiative Program The National Park Service has created a Countryside Initiative program in partnership with Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy.  The program is designed to...

Diversity in Outdoor Recreation

Diversity in Outdoor Recreation
We have mentioned the work of Latino Outdoors to “connect cultura with the outdoors.” Current African American culture also discourages the outdoor connection.  Outdoor Journalist James Wells...

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