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March 2009 archive
For Toronto-area Outdoorsicans: Don River Watershed Needs You
A pair of open-houses are scheduled for April, where Toronto and Region Conservation are inviting public input on the Don Watershed Plan. According to the press release (everything below is quoted verbatim): - In Toronto, discuss concept plans for the Warden Woods and Mud Creek residential neighbourhoods and Toronto industrial ...
UPDATE: Palmer Fest Registrations Open
UPDATE: As of Tuesday, March 10, organizers say this event is already 30% sold out. Original post: The annual Palmer Fest paddling festival, at Palmer Rapids on the Madawaska River in Ontario, is now accepting registrations This year, the event is broken into a Canoe and Sea Kayak component, and ...
Another Contest: Have You Paddled South Carolina lately?
Submit a photo taken in South Carolina state parks for a chance to win a Folbot foldable kayak. Says the website: "Folbot has teamed up with the South Carolina Parks Service to celebrate both organizations’ 75th anniversaries. The grand prize winner of the state’s anniversary photo contest will take home ...
Contest: See the Polar Bears in Churchill, Manitoba
- Posted on March 8, 2009 at 11:24 PM
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To help promote Earth Hour, the World Wildlife Fund has a contest whose prize (worth $15K!) is a trip to Churchill, Manitoba, to see polar bears. Earth Hour, of course, takes place on Saturday, March 28 March, at 8:30 p.m., at which time you shut off all your lights for ...
Outdoors on Twitter
I can't quite imagine myself tweeting on the Blackberry when I'm going over the lip of a drop in my whitewater kayak. Having said that, there must be a good way to use Twitter to get tapped in to fun outdoors stuff. I'm going to compile a list of hashtags ...