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Minnesota DNR launches My Minnesota Outdoor Adventure The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with Share the Mic Minnesota, is kicking off a unique social media campaign to encourage diversity, equity, and inclusion on Minnesota’s public lands and waters. #MyMNOutdoorAdventure will launch May 15, in conjunction with the Governor’s Fishing Opener. Minnesotans of diverse backgrounds will be encouraged to share their stories and pictures about fishing, hunting, camping, and other outdoor activities by uploading them to the DNR’s website. The DNR will then feature th...

By Molly Shaw Read Article Plentiful sunshine, soft spring skiing turns and lots of smiling faces – this was the scene all weekend at Saddleback’s first annual Spring Bash event, April 9-11th. The weekend kicked off with a Friday night rail jam and bonfire at the base area. On Saturday, guests enjoyed beautiful spring skiing with temps in the 50s, the return of the Saddleback cardboard box race, a BBQ on the deck, a retro attire costume contest and the main event – a performance by Maine’s own The Mallett Brothers Band. A silent auction offering up unique local goods and some Saddle...

Governor Jared Polis signed the Executive Order creating the Initiative at the opening of Fishers Peak State Park last October.

FWC programs teach youth about conservation, hunting and outdoor skills Ocala Outdoor Adventure Camp Kristi Johnson treasures the memories of her first summers as a preteen attending the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Ocala Outdoor Adventure Camp. The pleasure of paddling a canoe. The connection to the outdoors during educational hikes in the Ocala National Forest. And the excitement of mentored learning experiences at the camp’s shooting range. However, nobody could have predicted those experiences would help chart the course for an amazing future! Kristi’s l...

CAMERON EVANS Lawmakers heard debate on a bill Wednesday to close a loophole that allows religious residential treatment programs for troubled youth in Montana to operate without any state oversight. “This is not about regulating religion, it is about providing health and safety for all our children and believing the survivors,” said bill sponsor Sen. Diane Sands, D-Missoula. Senate Bill 312 would remove a licensing exemption for private alternative adolescent residential or outdoor programs that operate as an adjunct of a Montana-based ministry. Former attendees of reli...