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June is Great Outdoors Month in the USA. \u00a0What started as Great\u00a0Outdoors Week under President Clinton in 1998 has grown significantly under the\u00a0Bush, Obama and Trump administrations into a month and summer-long celebration of the outdoors and all\u00a0the benefits it brings. \u00a0The month is punctuated with a variety of special days and weeks including:<\/p>\n

\"TrailsDay\"National Trails Day<\/a> (June 3, 2017): The nation’s largest celebration of trails\u00a0with events involving\u00a0hiking, biking, horseback rides, paddling trips, birdwatching, geocaching, gear demonstrations, stewardship projects and more. \u00a0A comprehensive map on the website shows the location of hundreds of events across the country.<\/p>\n

\"FishingNational Fishing and Boating Week<\/a> (June 3\u00a0– 11, 2017): This week is the nation’s celebration of\u00a0the importance of recreational boating and fishing in enhancing people’s quality of life and preserving our country’s natural beauty. Most states offer free fishing days during National Fishing and Boating Week. \u00a0this is a perfect opportunity for beginners to try out fishing for the first time.<\/p>\n

\"GetNational Get Outdoors Day<\/a>\u00a0(June 10, 2016): \u00a0Agencies and groups\u00a0will offer opportunities for American families to experience traditional and non-traditional types of outdoor activities.Prime goals of the day are reaching first-time visitors to public lands and reconnecting our youth to the great outdoors.<\/p>\n

\"MarinaNational Marina Days: Summer of Giving.<\/a>\u00a0(From Memorial Day to Labor Day):\u00a0Marinas across the United States will be opening\u00a0their doors to the public to show off the boating lifestyle and encourage non-boaters to get out on the water.<\/p>\n

\"DayGreat Outdoors Day of Service<\/a> (June 16, 2016):\u00a0Youth from Corps across the country, as well as many friends and partners of the Corps movement, come to Washington, DC to participate in service projects at iconic parks throughout the Nation’s Capital.<\/p>\n

\"GreatGreat American Campout<\/a> (All Summer):\u00a0Everyone should get outside at least once this summer and connect with nature and wildlife. The body, mind, and spirit benefits from outdoor play are well-documented and numerous and create a lasting connection to nature and wildlife that will help you have a happier, healthier family.<\/p>\n

\"SanctuaryGet Into Your Sanctuary Days<\/a> (June 24 – 25):\u00a0\u00a0The vast majority of all national marine sanctuary waters are open to recreational fishing, diving, surfing, swimming, kayaking and much more! \u00a0Enjoy special events at your sanctuary on these days.<\/p>\n

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Conclusion<\/h1>\n

Whatever your interest there is a great opportunity to get outdoors in June. \u00a0Follow the links above and find an event or activity wherever you are. \u00a0Nothing interesting? \u00a0Choose one at random and you will surely be surprised at the great time you will have!<\/p>\n

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June is Great Outdoors Month in the USA. \u00a0What started as Great\u00a0Outdoors Week under President Clinton in 1998 has grown significantly under the\u00a0Bush, Obama and Trump administrations into a month and summer-long celebration of the outdoors and all\u00a0the benefits it brings. \u00a0The month is punctuated with a variety of special days and weeks including: National […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,7,2,4,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activities","category-adventure","category-featured","category-motivation","category-places-and-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2463"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2965,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463\/revisions\/2965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}