7 Ways to Teach Kids to Love Public Lands
Personal experience and hands-on activities, from camping to Jr. Ranger programs, help children learn the value of America’s public lands.
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4 Tips to Keep Kids Happy on the Slopes
A few years ago I knew next to nothing about skiing with kids. But after three seasons of doing my best to teach my son, I’ve learned a few things. I hope these tips will help you keep your little shredders happy on the snow this winter! 1. Keep Them Motivated A positive day on
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Kids Fishing: 5 Family-Friendly Lake Destinations
Learning how to fish builds confidence in children, teaches them patience and perseverance, encourages healthy living, and helps children to better understand the interconnections between ecology and recreation, clean water, and species habitat. WDFW biologist Randy Osborn is passionate about the idea of taking kids fishing because it gets them off media devices and exposes
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7 Events That Unite Beer & the Great Outdoors in the Inland Northwest
April 20: Wallace Craft Beer Pub Crawl April is Craft Beer Month in Idaho, and the historic town of Wallace is celebrating with its Craft Beer Pub Crawl featuring dozens of regional brews in over a dozen National Register of Historic Places watering holes. Revelers can also take advantage of the town’s “Red Solo Cup
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Navigating the Backcountry with Kids
Beaver fever, iodine tablets, “Cathole” digging, bear-proof containers—these are just a few aspects of backcountry adventuring, where you can enjoy exceptional landscape beauty and natural serenity with your children. To better understand how to start planning, here are some ideas and recommendations. Begin with a “backcountry lite” experience, or seeking out enough primitive wilderness without
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Parkour // Recess for Grownups and Kids
Straight though it may be, the shortest distance between two points isn’t always flat or easily navigable. Most people would avoid a wall, boulder, or railing by walking around it. But, argue the growing community of worldwide parkour enthusiasts, where’s the fun in that? Parkour is an activity that challenges practitioners to keep going straight
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Learn to Ski Programs Make It Easy for Kids and Parents
There are quite a few options for introducing your kids to skiing or snowboarding, ranging from teaching them yourself to taking advantage of group or private lessons or other special programs that resorts offer. Out of all of the options, the 5th Grade Passport and the EZ Ski/Ride 123 programs promoted locally by Ski the
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Let Your Kids Climb the Walls This Winter with Wild Walls’ Youth Climbing Programs
Kids love to climb: trees, rocks, walls, whatever. And they’re naturals at it too. As a parent, you have some options when dealing with your child’s monkey-like behavior this winter. You could discourage the climbing instinct by nudging them gently towards more traditional ground-based activities and team sports, but why not help them cultivate their
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4 Tips for Fall Hiking with Kids
Whether your family calls it a nature walk or a hike, when you’re out in nature walking with children the essential goal is the same: to enjoy the journey along the trail. Here are four essential ways to ensure it’s a pleasant experience for the whole family. 1. Use creative ways to motivate. Most kids
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Roadtrip: Taking Kids To Mt. Rainier
A “bucket list” vacation FOR any Northwest family should be Mount Rainier National Park. After all, who wants a kid to grow up without stepping foot on the 14,410-foot mountain that dominates the Cascade Range? It’s the fifth highest peak and the tallest volcano in the contiguous United States. Even better, it’s an “episodically active”
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