Events
PBS Kids, Parks Partner to Push Outdoor Exploration
Posted March 21, 2012 by eugeneb in Events / How To / News / Outreach
Not like we want to encourage watching TV instead of getting outside, but now there’s good reason to do so. This spring, PBS Kids is partnering with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), America’s largest association of state and local parks and recreation facilities, to encourage families to “Explore the Outdoors.” From March 26 … Read more →
Military Children Get Help Getting Outdoors
Posted February 24, 2012 by eugeneb in Biking / Camping / Climbing / Events / Fishing / Hiking / How To / News / Outreach / Paddling / Running
Military children are getting a helping hand in getting outdoors. On April 1, the Sierra Club, Blue Star Families, National Military Family Association, Armed Services YMCA and Outdoor Alliance for Kids are putting their best feet forward to help military children get outside by co-hosting the Celebration of the Military Child Outdoors, a group effort … Read more →
Mountain Mama Announces Winners of Inaugural Outdoor Family Award™
Posted February 15, 2012 by eugeneb in Camping / Climbing / Events / Gear / Hiking / News / Paddling / Running / Skiing
Now there are some accolades for companies helping women and children get outdoors. To honor companies in the outdoor industry who support women and families to get outside, Mountain Mama recently introduced its Outdoor Family Award™, with five categories including Outdoor Parent, Nursing Mama, Outdoor Baby, Outdoor Kid and Outdoor Pet. Following each Outdoor Retailer … Read more →
Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation’s Announces $25K in Take Me Fishing Awards
Posted February 3, 2012 by eugeneb in Events / Fishing / How To / News / Outreach
I’m a goin’ fishin, mama’s goin’ fishin and the baby goin’ fishin’, too. Taj Mahal had it write with his bluesy fishing lyric, especially now that Outdoor Nation and the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) recently announced the winners of 10 Take Me Fishing Awards, bestowing $25,000 on organizations helping kids wet a line. … Read more →
GOALS Launches Second Annual Get Up & Get Down to Get Kids Out Vertical Challenge
Posted December 29, 2011 by eugeneb in Events / News / Outreach / Skiing
GOALS (Get Outside and Learn Something), a Denver-based nonprofit that takes kids outdoors, now has a way for you to get up off the couch to help get gets outside. Its “Get Up & Get Down to Get Kids Out” Vertical Challenge is a unique event that allows supporters to raise money for GOALS while … Read more →
Get Those Kids Sliding: January is Learn to Ski Month; Colo. Resorts Roll Out the Specials
Posted December 15, 2011 by eugeneb in Events / How To / News / Outreach / Skiing
Now there’s no excuse not to get your kids schussing. This January, Colorado Ski Country USA invites skiers and snowboarders of all ages to take up the sport during Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month. And its resorts are rolling out the red carpet to help… Lesson deals and specials on learning packages abound all … Read more →
Healthy Kids Outdoors Act Introduced
Posted November 3, 2011 by eugeneb in Events / News / Outreach
Thankfully, a handful of politicians on Capitol Hill are championing the getting kids outdoors cause. In early November, Congressman Ron Kind (WI) and Senator Mark Udall (CO) introduced the Healthy Kids Outdoors Act, supporting strategies to connect kids with nature, bolster outdoor recreation, address childhood obesity and strengthen the economy… Congressman Ron Kind (WI) and … Read more →
Rural Youth Get Out On the River
Posted October 17, 2011 by eugeneb in Camping / Events / Fishing / News / Outreach / Paddling / Places
Don’t be surprised is you see more youth on New England waterways this fall. This summer an innovative program launched in the small towns of northern New York and New England, getting 150 youth, ages 10–14, out on the region’s rivers as part of a program tailored specifically to providing rural youth experiences in nature. … Read more →
Elitch’s Fright Fest: A New Way to Get Your Kids Outside
Posted October 4, 2011 by eugeneb in Events
With pumpkin patches, corn mazes, leaf-picking and more, October is a great time to get outside with the kids. And after you’re finished with those conventional October outdoor activities, who says you can’t add a dose of Dracula and adrenaline to the mix? You’ll find that and more at Elitch Garden’s Fright Fest in downtown … Read more →
Wiley X Eyewear takes Kids Fishing on San Fran Bay
Posted September 26, 2011 by eugeneb in Events / Fishing / Gear / News / Outreach / Sports
Youngsters in the Bay Area got an up close look at Captain Hook at the end of September when sunglass manufacturer Wiley X Eyewear and pro bass angler Skeet Reese took kids from Lorenzo Manor Elementary School, in Hayward, CA, our for a day of fishing on San Francisco Bay. Captain Hook was the name … Read more →
PBS Kids, Parks Partner to Push Outdoor Exploration
Not like we want to encourage watching TV instead of getting outside, but now there’s good reason to do so. This spring, PBS Kids is partnering with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), America’s largest association of state and local parks and recreation facilities, to encourage families to “Explore the Outdoors.” From March 26 … Read more →
Military Children Get Help Getting Outdoors
Military children are getting a helping hand in getting outdoors. On April 1, the Sierra Club, Blue Star Families, National Military Family Association, Armed Services YMCA and Outdoor Alliance for Kids are putting their best feet forward to help military children get outside by co-hosting the Celebration of the Military Child Outdoors, a group effort … Read more →
Mountain Mama Announces Winners of Inaugural Outdoor Family Award™
Now there are some accolades for companies helping women and children get outdoors. To honor companies in the outdoor industry who support women and families to get outside, Mountain Mama recently introduced its Outdoor Family Award™, with five categories including Outdoor Parent, Nursing Mama, Outdoor Baby, Outdoor Kid and Outdoor Pet. Following each Outdoor Retailer … Read more →
Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation’s Announces $25K in Take Me Fishing Awards
I’m a goin’ fishin, mama’s goin’ fishin and the baby goin’ fishin’, too. Taj Mahal had it write with his bluesy fishing lyric, especially now that Outdoor Nation and the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) recently announced the winners of 10 Take Me Fishing Awards, bestowing $25,000 on organizations helping kids wet a line. … Read more →
GOALS Launches Second Annual Get Up & Get Down to Get Kids Out Vertical Challenge
GOALS (Get Outside and Learn Something), a Denver-based nonprofit that takes kids outdoors, now has a way for you to get up off the couch to help get gets outside. Its “Get Up & Get Down to Get Kids Out” Vertical Challenge is a unique event that allows supporters to raise money for GOALS while … Read more →
Get Those Kids Sliding: January is Learn to Ski Month; Colo. Resorts Roll Out the Specials
Now there’s no excuse not to get your kids schussing. This January, Colorado Ski Country USA invites skiers and snowboarders of all ages to take up the sport during Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month. And its resorts are rolling out the red carpet to help… Lesson deals and specials on learning packages abound all … Read more →
Healthy Kids Outdoors Act Introduced
Thankfully, a handful of politicians on Capitol Hill are championing the getting kids outdoors cause. In early November, Congressman Ron Kind (WI) and Senator Mark Udall (CO) introduced the Healthy Kids Outdoors Act, supporting strategies to connect kids with nature, bolster outdoor recreation, address childhood obesity and strengthen the economy… Congressman Ron Kind (WI) and … Read more →
Rural Youth Get Out On the River
Don’t be surprised is you see more youth on New England waterways this fall. This summer an innovative program launched in the small towns of northern New York and New England, getting 150 youth, ages 10–14, out on the region’s rivers as part of a program tailored specifically to providing rural youth experiences in nature. … Read more →
Elitch’s Fright Fest: A New Way to Get Your Kids Outside
With pumpkin patches, corn mazes, leaf-picking and more, October is a great time to get outside with the kids. And after you’re finished with those conventional October outdoor activities, who says you can’t add a dose of Dracula and adrenaline to the mix? You’ll find that and more at Elitch Garden’s Fright Fest in downtown … Read more →
Wiley X Eyewear takes Kids Fishing on San Fran Bay
Youngsters in the Bay Area got an up close look at Captain Hook at the end of September when sunglass manufacturer Wiley X Eyewear and pro bass angler Skeet Reese took kids from Lorenzo Manor Elementary School, in Hayward, CA, our for a day of fishing on San Francisco Bay. Captain Hook was the name … Read more →