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Raise awareness of the benefits of active time outdoors – benefits to our own bodies and those of our loved one, families and friends – and overcome the trends that keep too many Americans indoors and sedentary.
Join the National Get Outdoors Day Campaign and support the campaign at a national or local level.
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June 13, 2009
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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.
Featured News
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.
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
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American Recreation Coalition Dedicated to the protection and enhancement of everyone's right to health and happiness through recreation. |
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U.S. Forest Service 100 years of caring for the land and serving people. |
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America's Byways Resource Center |
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Clif Bar | |
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National Marine Manufacturers Association |
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Pennsylvania Recreation Vehicle and Camping Association | |
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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
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.
