Current Outdoors News Today

Author extols the virtues of kids playing outdoors (The Wichita Eagle)
Many adults still have a sense of wonder about nature inspired by a special place outdoors they used to hang out when they were children. Kids today are missing out on that feeling, to the detriment of their physical , mental and emotional health, Richard Louv, an author and journalist from San Diego, said Monday in a talk at Century II. "Nature is in us, it's who we are," Louv said. But ...

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:46:27 GMT

Women in the Outdoors helps women learn, laugh and lighten up (Morris Daily Herald)
Do you love the outdoors but can't find the time to enjoy it? Are you tired of your typical SaturdayŠ errands, laundry, kids, cleaning, choresŠ the same old rut? Then Women of the Outdoors may be the perfect escape for you.

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:57:44 GMT

Poll shows support for outdoors-arts amendment (Winona Daily News)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Most Minnesotans favor a constitutional amendment to provide more money for the outdoors, the environment and the arts, even though many know little about what the proposal would actually do, according to a new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll.

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:05:55 GMT

Seabury Blair Jr.: State's Weekender Report Loaded With Outdoors Info (The Kitsap Sun)
One of my favorite sources of information is the State Department of Fish and Wildlife "Weekender Report," which serves up a variety of information that just about anyone who heads into the great outdoors will find extremely useful.

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:38:26 GMT

Poll shows support for outdoors-arts amendment (KTTC Rochester)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll finds that most Minnesotans favor a constitutional amendment to provide more money for the outdoors, the environment and the arts Fifty-nine percent

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:31:07 GMT