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National Get Outdoors Day is a new annual event to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun. Participating partners will offer opportunities for American families to experience traditional and non-traditional types of outdoor activities. Prime goals of the day are reaching first-time visitors to public lands and reconnecting our youth to the great outdoors.

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National Get Outdoors Day 2009 Plans Announced
GO Day Press Release
January 15, 2009

A consortium of federal agencies and nonprofit organizations and the recreation industry today announced details for National Get Outdoors Day 2009, an annual event to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun across the nation. On June 13, 2009, participating organizations will offer sites for American families to sample both traditional and new types of outdoor activities. Prime goals of the day are reaching first-time visitors to public lands and reconnecting our youth to the great outdoors, and then invite those taking part in the day to visit specific sites for fun "EChO-Events" for opportunities to hike with rangers, learn to fish, and go mountain biking.

National Get Outdoors Day Partners

  American Recreation Coalition
Dedicated to the protection and enhancement of everyone's right to health and happiness through recreation.
 
 
  U.S. Forest Service
100 years of caring for the land and serving people.
  America's Byways
Resource Center
 
  Clif Bar
 
  National Marine
Manufacturers Association
 
  Pennsylvania Recreation Vehicle and Camping Association
 
  The Coleman Company

Photo of the Day
Columbia River Overlook and Waterfront Trail immediately adjacent to Water Center
City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center
Top 10 Reasons for NGOD
#6: Americans who volunteer are also likely to be healthier. There are abundant opportunities to get healthy by volunteering on public lands.