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Get Schooled Outdoors: Programs Offer Hands-On Learning for Careers Outside

Get Out There, Lifestyle / By Amy McCaffree

Rock climbing, mountaineering, and ski touring for college credit? Yup! There are classes for these and more in the Mountain Adventure Skills Training (MAST) program at College of the Rockies, in Fernie, British Columbia. This nine-month program teaches students how to become an adventure tourism professional and offers certification in swiftwater rescue, wilderness first responder, […]

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Whitewater Rafting with Kids

Get Out There / By Crystal Atamian

The Clark’s Fork through Alberton Gorge in Montana is a Class II/Class III float during the summer months. This is not the big water I used to float in my younger years, but it is a great first trip for my 11-year-old and 6-year-old, who have been paddling calmer water in canoes and kayaks since

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Photo of grizzly bear courtesy of Conservation Northwest.

North Cascade Grizzly Bears Could Get a Boost

Get Out There, Nature / By Crystal Atamian

A century of commercial trapping, habitat loss, and unregulated hunting eradicated grizzlies from 98% of their original range in the contiguous U.S. Here in the Northwest, records from the Hudson Bay Company show that nearly 4,000 grizzly bear hides were shipped from trading posts in the North Cascades in a 35-year span. Despite these grim

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Comments on Colville National Forest Management Plan Revision Due by July 5

Biking, Events, Get Out There, Hiking / By Elena Gardner

The Colville National Forest is introducing a new revision to its Land and Resource Management Plan that will affect recreation uses, including hiking, mountain biking, and motorized access, as well as wildlife conservation policies for years to come. The plan, which has been in place since 1988, was developed to direct management of the forest.

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Racks of moose antlers strapped to a watercraft, going down a river.

Wilderness Loving Hunters and Anglers National Rendezvous Comes to Spokane

Adventure Sports, Events, Fishing, Get Out There, Outdoor Living / By John Eliason

Many people who pursue creatures of fur, feather and fin are eagerly anticipating the fourth annual Rendezvous of the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. Scheduled for March 6-8 at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park in Spokane, the event promises a range of social gatherings, how-to sessions and thought-provoking speakers. Oh, and gallons of brewed

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Wilderness Survival Kit Contest & The Last Savanna

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Mike Bond is a conservation and human rights advocate with years of working for African wildlife under his belt. His new book, The Last Savanna, is fast paced action novel set in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. The novel is based on the author’s own experiences and highlights the war between ivory poachers and African wildlife conservation

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Help Protect Wolves

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Help Protect The Northern Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf!

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced its 2nd attempt at delisting the gray wolf in the northern Rocky Mountains.

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Outdoor News

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Lot’s of interesting stuff in the news today: – The Spokesman Review reports “Blue-green algae blooms recently were spotted in Fernan and Hauser lakes and in Lake Cocolalla.” – Ken Burn’s next documentary project “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” is set to air in autumn 2009 on PBS. – Wolves are protected again. See

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When Public Access Is a Gift: Respecting Private Land for Community Use

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By Marcy Timblin, Kaniksu Land Trust Cover photo courtesy of Kanisku Land Trust When I was a kid, I could wander for miles without seeing a “No Trespassing” sign. Neighbors didn’t mind me and my dog popping out of the woods, and I never thought about “public access.” It was the norm. Of course, not every landowner

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Tribes Step Forward in Stewardship of America’s Forests

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Cover photo courtesy of Nick James For generations, Tribal Nations have cared for forests, grasslands, and rivers in ways that sustained both people and ecosystems. Today, as wildfires intensify and ecosystems strain under the weight of a changing climate, that wisdom is proving indispensable. Across the country, Tribes are stepping up as full partners in

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