Sessions

A variety of sessions are offered through this program. Each receives its own post, from which resources and information can be acquired. Feel free to wander and see what there is to see!

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FOOD: Menu Planning, Nutrition, and Eating Well Outdoors

We fixate on gear and equipment, but food can be even more crucial when it comes to your health, happiness, and performance in the backcountry. Pick up some information on how to maximize benefits while minimizing costs – a crucial skill if you end up planning trips or purchasing food for NSTs, Spring Break trips, or an outside program.

MAPS, BEYOND THE BASICS: Shades, strange symbols, triangulation, and more.

If you look at a topographic map, it tells you a whole lot more than changes in elevation and where the trees are. Get acquainted with the odd colors, symbols, and other secrets of the USGS while practicing some higher-level map skills (or reviewing the basics).

YOUR BRAIN ON NATURE – Risk Management, Personal Health, Fun-To-Know.

What being outdoors does to your thinking, from personal health to how it can alter your perceptions (and even kill you) or help you manage a group.