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Outdoor Opportunities in NEPA …… with Ed Allen. Learning Objectives. Identify many outdoor activities Scouts may enjoy List ways to keep outdoor activities fun Identify several specific resources available in NEPA Know what resources are available to help develop plans for outdoor activities.
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Learning Objectives • Identify many outdoor activities Scouts may enjoy • List ways to keep outdoor activities fun • Identify several specific resources available in NEPA • Know what resources are available to help develop plans for outdoor activities
Agenda • Discussion of outdoor opportunities • Review of several specific resources • Discussion of “keeping it fun”! • Explore available resources
Agenda • Discussion of outdoor opportunities • Review of several specific resources • Discussion of “keeping it fun”! • Explore available resources
Outdoor Opportunities • Let’s make a list!
Hiking Biking Backpacking Plant identification Bird watching Orienteering Boating Rafting Story telling Camping Fishing Service projects Sports Swimming Cooking Geo-caching Climbing Pioneering Possible Activities
Agenda • Discussion of outdoor opportunities • Review of several specific resources • Discussion of “keeping it fun”! • Explore available resources
Hickory Run State Park – boulder field Group tenting Hiking Biking Fishing Swimming
Trail Magic! High Point State Park Highest point in NJ Access point to the AT
Goose Pond Camp Achaela McDade Park Lackawanna State Park Promised Land State Park Hickory Run State Park Frances Slocum State Park Tobyhanna State Park Lackawanna State Forest Deleware Water Gap High Point State Park Leigh Gorge State Park PA Grand Canyon Ricketts Glen State Park O&W Rail Trail D&L Rail Trail Local Resources
Agenda • Discussion of outdoor opportunities • Review of several specific resources • Discussion of “keeping it fun”! • Ideas? • Explore available resources
Keeping it Fun • Theme for activities • Pioneering • Cooking • Wilderness survival • ??? Tell a story • Build toward bigger activity • 5 mile hike, 10 mile hike, BP weekend… • Track toward goals • Century hiker
Agenda • Discussion of outdoor opportunities • Review of several specific resources • Discussion of “keeping it fun”! • Ideas? • Explore available resources
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