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Welcome to the Outdoor Ed Community, part of OutdoorEd.com, the premiere site for outdoor education professionals to connect. This is our interactive section of the site where you can interact with colleagues and friends in the outdoor education field. Anyone can browse the Blogs and Forums, to post messages or comments and have access to the members sections of the site you need to Join. If you are already a member, click the Sign-in link to log in.
 
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What's New

  • Welcome to the Facilitator's corner

    I am thrilled to be part of the Outdoor Ed community blog-o-sphere. The intention is for this to be a place for facilitators to pop in and get some new ideas, points of view, activities, resources and whatever else the facilitators of this community need. As a trainer at High 5 Adventure , I am most familiar with issues in the realm of challenge courses...
    Posted to Facilitator's Corner (Weblog) by adventureortiz on 05-13-2008

  • Sea Bather’s Rash

    by Paul Auerbach, M.D. reposted with permission from the Medicine for the Outdoors Blog From the month of May through September, oceangoers along the U.S. Gulf coast need to be concerned about a particular form of skin rash caused by tiny jellyfish. As the summer season progresses, this can also become a problem along the entire eastern seaboard. I've...
    Posted to Wilderness Medicine (Weblog) by Outdoor Ed on 05-04-2008

  • Responding to the Tragedy in New Zealand

    On Tuesday, April 15, 2008 a five-day backcountry adventure trip in Tongariro National Park on the North Island in New Zealand ended tragically when 6 students and a teacher died. In a small country like New Zealand, where adventure activities are a part of the culture, this is a national tragedy. Our hearts go out to all of families, the school community...
    Posted to Risk Management (Weblog) by Outdoor Ed on 04-16-2008


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