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...
The Nation’s Christmas Tree
The first Christmas program was held at the General Grant Tree in 1925. President Calvin Coolidge designated the General Grant Tree as the Nation’s Christmas Tree on April 28, 1926 and a...
Camping and Camp Crafts
I came across a book the other day, The Golden Book of Camping and Camp Crafts. It was published in 1959 and I got it when I was around 8 or 9. My happiest memories from that age and younger are...
Virtually Outdoors
Outdoor News, December 20, highlighted a new video from Destination British Columbia and noted that they have also produced a virtual reality experience for users of Oculus Rift equipment. They...
Missing Vacations
According to Oxford Economics in a report for the U.S. Travel Association: Americans are taking less vacation time than at any point in the last nearly four decades. In 2013, employees entitled to...
Nature Deficit Disorder
“Nature deficit disorder describes the human costs of alienation from nature, among them: diminished use of the senses, attention difficulties, and higher rates of physical and emotional...
What would you do with $100,000?
If you wanted to get more people outdoors and you had $100,000 to do it, what would you do? The Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy in Bay City, Michigan got a $100,000 grant to do just that. They plan...
What Kind of Adventurer are You?
The Adventure Travel Trade Association came up with a new way to categorize adventurers and did a survey to learn more about them. The Three Categories are: Adventure Grazers – Novice or...
Commitment Devices
Gharad Bryan, Dean Karlan and Scott Nelson of Yale University explored the notion of the ‘committment device’ saying: “Broadly, a commitment device is an arrangement entered into...
Welcome to The Blog
With this post, I’m launching a new feature for Explore! readers. It’s cleverly called “The Blog.” In The Blog, I’ll be discussing a wide variety of topics...
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