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The completely revised and rewritten book, "The National
Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Guide" by Mark Harvey, is a
well-written guide to being in the forests, deserts and high
country.
by Ed Marston,
Oct 25, 1999
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Legendary mountaineer and outdoor educator Paul Petzoldt,
who founded the National Outdoor Leadership Training School (NOLS)
and the Wilderness Education Association, has died at the age of
91.
by Ali Macalady And Tom Reed,
Oct 25, 1999
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Utah native Steve Cartisano, the controversial "godfather"
of wilderness therapy, has left a trail of lawsuits behind him,
including one for negligent homicide in the death of a Florida
teenage girl.
by Christopher Smith,
Jun 10, 1996
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Controversial "wilderness therapy programs" such as Utah's
North Star, intended for troubled kids, come under critical
scrutiny - and lawsuits - after several teenagers die while in
their care.
by Christopher Smith,
Jun 10, 1996
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The National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) and Outward
Bound are the biggest outdoor education schools in the
West.
by Elizabeth Manning,
Jun 10, 1996
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A Northwest conservation and outdoor recreation group, The
Mountaineers, educates children by sending actors such as Loren
Foss into schools, who teach by assuming character roles such as
"Old John."
by Elizabeth Manning,
Jun 10, 1996
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The Student Conservation Association has been sending
thousands of young volunteers to help maintain national parks since
1957.
by Michelle Mcclellan,
Jun 10, 1996
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River guide, author and activist Roderick Nash describes a
method of outdoor education he calls "unguiding" - letting the
river teach its own lessons.
by Roderick Nash,
Jun 10, 1996
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A program called Volunteer-led Investigations of
Neighborhood Ecology (VINE) introduces urban children to nature, as
demonstrated by Denver's Garden Place Academy.
by Bill Taylor,
Jun 10, 1996
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A state-by-state directory describes some of the many
outdoor education programs in the West.
by Michelle Mcclellan,
Jun 10, 1996
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The number and variety of outdoor education programs has
increased dramatically in the last 25 years.
by Elizabeth Manning,
Jun 10, 1996
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