National Get Outdoors Day is a new annual event to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun. Participating partners will 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.
2012 FIVE COLLEGE OUTDOOR FESTIVAL – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25
The Five College Outdoor Festival is a yearly celebration of outdoor sports, wild places, and the spirit of adventure. Our goal is to inspire the Five College and western Massachusetts community to engage in human-powered outdoor recreation. Activities at the festival, in celebration of our 11th year, include: an adventure race, pancake brunch, climbing competition,
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Family Hiking Day – September 24 2011
Saturday September 24 2011, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, along with 31 other trail clubs will be launching Family Hiking Day. In part, supported by REI, Family Hiking Day is a great opportunity to get families to enjoy the outdoors together. The event will be held on National Public Lands Day and coordinating with First Lady
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Leave No Trace – The 7 Principles
Leave No Trace, also known as LNT is something we should all follow to the best of our ability in the backcountry. Keeping the land that we love as pristine as possible for other to enjoy for many years to come. The beginnings of can be traced back the 1970’s and 1980’s when the US
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13th Massachusetts Outdoor Expo! September 27, 2009
The Massachuetts Outdoor Expo (or Big MOE) is an opportunity for families to learn about fishing, shooting, kayaking, mountain biking, rock climbing, and a whole bunch more outdoor activities. This will be the 13th year for the Big MOE, and best of all it’s FREE… Free parking and admission! From the Big MOE website: A
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by Falcon Guides. Husky Hiker wants to get out more and lose some weight… Do you want to get outside, hike more? Enjoy the weather? I’m all about motivating you to get out and do more and maybe drop some pounds in the process. HuskyHiker.com will share hiking tips, weight loss tips, trips and other adventures… All Aboard!