Big City Mountaineers Announces 2011 Summit for Someone Campaign
September 2, 2010, by eugenebPutting teens on top. That's the push Big City Mountaineers, a nonprofit on a mission to enhance the lives of under-resourced urban teens through outdoor experiences, is making by releasing its early application process for 2011 Summit for Someone climbs. SFS has emerged as the number one mountaineering fundraiser in the country Read More...
OIA Camping Report Shows Rising Youth Participation
September 2, 2010, by eugenebIt might be in RVs, campers or back yards, but kids are camping. That's the findings be the new 2010 Special Report on Camping released by The Outdoor Foundation and The Coleman Company, which included some encouraging news on the youth participation front. The study is based on 40,141 online interviews in a Read More...
Camp Tip #113: Testing Googly Eyes at Gold Creek Lake!
August 16, 2010, by eugeneb
Expectedly, the googly eyes crafts campaign didn’t usurp the need to cannonball into the cool, refreshing waters of the lake. We had just hiked two hours in -- everyone carrying their own packs, and me bearing the extra burden of two sizes of googly eyes – and before even finding camp Read More...Denver Groups Plan Hike for Youth, Sept. 25
August 16, 2010, by eugenebTaking matters into their own hands -- or feet -- to get kids outside, a consortium of groups in Denver, including the Women's Wilderness Institute, Colorado Mountain Club and cityWILD, has planned an event for Sept. 25 to get toddlers and teens on the trail... The Women's Wilderness Institute, Colorado Mountain Club Read More...
Delicious Living magazine Plugs Book, Getting Kids Outdoors
August 12, 2010, by eugeneb
Delicious Living magazine, out of Boulder, Colo., is also helping the cause to get kids outdoors. Read on for the link to their story by Outdoor Parents, Outdoor Kids author Eugene Buchanan offering hints to getting your brood outside...
http://deliciouslivingmag.com/health/kids/0622-motivate-kids-to-get-outside-
be-active/index.html
Salazar, Signings and Summits…Life at the Outdoor Retailer Tradeshow!
August 5, 2010, by eugeneb
The summer’s Outdoor Retailer tradeshow just winded up, and Outdoor Parents, Outdoor
Kids was there in force. Eight signings in the Paddling, Endurance and Climbing zones, as
well as at book tour sponsors Kelty and Big Agnes, an interview on Snews TV, and getting
one into the hands of Secretary of Read More...12-Year-Old Vies for 50 Peaks in 50 States in 50 Days
July 13, 2010, by eugeneb
Matt Moniz is on a mission. After summitting 20,320-ft. Denali, the highest peak in North America on June 3rd, the 12-year-old middle schooler from Boulder, Colo. (who's sponosored by Moutnain Hardwear), with his father, Mike, announced their goal to reach each state’s highest point in the span of 50 days. Together, Read More...Boys Scouts Celebrate 100th Anniversary at A Taste of Colorado
July 8, 2010, by eugenebAt this year's A Taste of Colorado event Sept. 3-6 in Denver, attendees will also be able to get a taste of the Boy Scouts, one of the best organizations going to help get kids outdoors. A exhibit and celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America, the scouts' “Adventure Base 100” Read More...
Extra, Extra, Read All About It! Casey Becomes Junior Ranger!
June 30, 2010, by eugeneb
We were at the end of our spring break trip through southwest Utah, first on a 5-day raft trip down the San Juan River and then a three-day exploration of slot canyons in Capitol Reef and Escalante National Parks, when the climax came for our seven-year-old daughter, Casey. For that’s when, Read More...SNEWS Update from Outdoor Nation Event in NYC
June 24, 2010, by eugenebA special Snews report from the Outdoor Nation summit in New York CIty (www.snewsnet.com), A movement began June 19-20 in New York City’s Central Park when 500 enthusiastic youth from across the country gathered to talk about how to get their peers outdoors and more active. Spawned by ongoing industry discussions Read More...
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