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nps.gov | Neubacher Named Superintendent of Yosemite National Park

Posted by Yosemite Institute
Posted Date : Feb 2, 2010

WASHINGTON – Don Neubacher has been selected as the new superintendent of Yosemite National Park in California. Neubacher takes over from David Uberuaga who has been acting superintendent since Mike Tollefson retired last year.

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San Francisco Examiner | How to Choose Outdoor Summer Camps in the Bay Area

Posted by Headlands Institute
Posted Date : Jan 29, 2010

If you have a child between the ages of 3 and 11, now is the time to book your 2010 summer camps. An outdoors summer camp would be an even better choice. With busy controlled scheduled lives, few families really enjoy the nature that's available to them and the outdoors take a back seat, becoming a distant vacation dream. This is why outdoors camps are so important for our children. They offer them the possibility to enjoy a rare pleasure: running wild outside.  Read the full story at www.examiner.com

San Francisco Examiner | Outdoors Summer Camps with a Nature or Environmental Education Perspective

Posted by Headlands Institute
Posted Date : Jan 29, 2010

Here is the lowdown on the "local and seasonal" version of outdoors camps: camps with a solid dose of environmental education and Bay Area nature. These camps all have one thing in common. Since they are based on exploration of our immediate environment, they will take your child outside a lot. The idea is precisely to discover nature's little secrets in a fun way.

"We seek to inspire and cultivate a meaningful connection to the natural world in the lives of our campers through outdoors explorations, hands-on learning opportunities, creativity and play," says Christina Loehnig of the Headlands Institute. Bring on the next green generation!  Read the full article at www.examiner.com.

Merced Sun Star | Public Review for New Yosemite Study

Posted by Yosemite Institute
Posted Date : Jan 26, 2010

The public is invited to review the environmental study that favors building a new Yosemite Environmental Education Center at Henness Ridge near Yosemite West.

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