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46,609 people required search and rescue services within the US National Parks between 2004-2014 with 1,578 deaths and 13,957 injuries/illnesses.

Symbiosis - a mutually beneficial relationship between different organisms, people or groups.

Mojo - personal confidence and charisma as it relates to relationships.

.......there is a tremendous amount of ego floating around. Instructors who have no business teaching others, students whose own skill sets are over-inflated simply because they have a large social media presence, or something as simple as "little man's disease", false bravado, or something similar.

You are going to love these.  Our favorite knots are easy to remember and crazy easy to tie

If you're caught in the elements and don't have a tent, you'll want to know these expert shelter building tips.....

Yes, I said karst.  For many years I heard this word “karst” when I was around geologists, engineers, surveyors, spelunkers, and such.  To be quite honest, until more recently, I only had the smallest of insight into what a karst system is.  When people think of Kentucky, there are many things that come to mind.

If you join a discussion on the topic of dependable camp guns, you will get as many differing opinions as there are guns available. Everyone has their favorite, and for various reasons, some of which are obvious, others are not......

From maintaining a positive mindset to knowing how to start a fire without matches, survival experts share their go-to advice for making the best of any bad situation in the wild

I am back.  For the numerous people around town who have asked where my “outdoors column” has been, I have an answer.  The short answer is I have been in the outdoors.  No surprise there, right?  Since I last chatted with you in the pages of The Winchester Sun there have been two important things happen to me as they relate to the great outdoors and the environment.  The first, is that I started the certification process to become a Master Naturalist through the University of Kentucky. The second is that in our fine community some eager and active people and organizations have started an environmental education coalition.  Yes, a new day is dawning, and I want to tell you a bit about these two situations.....

This is a repository of links to articles that share proof that being outside is good for you mind, body and spirit.  Join us for a class so we can help you be safe and enjoy, become enriched, and entertained by being outside. 

*Note from author – Due to space availability we abbreviated this piece in a recent newsletter.   I expanded upon it here to offer more and varied […]

Join us on our first Nature Reliance Media podcast episode of Lost and Found, where we break down an outdoor adventure gone awry.  We look at […]