Virginia Out of doors Girls Program is Coming Quickly
The Virginia Division of Wildlife Sources (DWR) is launching a brand new outside program for ladies. The Virginia Out of doors Girls (VOW) program will supply ability improvement to girls of all ages specializing in looking, fishing, and numerous outside abilities. There may be additionally alternative for members to earn certifications and work in direction of changing into instructors for this system.
This system kicks off Saturday, February 8 in Stafford, Va.,with an introductory session that may embrace raffles and giveaways. Company can even have the chance to satisfy the assorted partnering teams who will likely be there to community and talk about outside recreation actions throughout Virginia.
For extra data go to Virginia DWR’s occasion web page.
REI Shuts Down Experiences Program, Ending Journey Programs and Journeys Throughout U.S.
Earlier month, REI introduced that after 40 years, the clothes shop is ending its Experiences enterprise, eliminating over 400 jobs within the course of. The now-defunct program provided a variety of outside excursions, starting from academic and abilities constructing courses to single and multi-day journey journeys. REI’s president and CEO, Eric Artz, printed a letter to the co-op’s staff explaining the choice.
“I wish to acknowledge and lengthen my gratitude to the Experiences crew for all they’ve performed and completed over the 40 years of its existence.” Artz wrote. “…you will have labored extraordinarily onerous, you will have brilliantly educated and created great experiences for practically a million folks over these years…you will have performed nothing unsuitable with regards to the selection I’m sharing right this moment.”
Artz additionally wrote that the choice was because of the tens of millions of {dollars} this system was dropping and that REI had explored many enterprise fashions in hopes of maintaining it working whereas additionally preserving jobs.
In different firm information, Artz introduced this week that he’s resigning on the finish of March.
Hiker Rescued From Sinking Mud in West Virginia
Final month, a lone hiker trekking close to West Virginia’s Summersville Lake required an advanced rescue after changing into caught in waist-deep mud. The hiker was making an attempt to cross the lake, which has decrease water ranges throughout winter, when he started sinking within the thick mud beneath the southern facet of Hughes Bridge.
The Summersville Fireplace Division was dispatched for rescue and initially tried strolling out to the hiker, however discovered the circumstances too harmful. The Wilderness Fireplace Division and the Fayette County vertical rescue crew had been then referred to as in to descend a platform right down to the hiker and pull him as much as the bridge. The hiker was despatched to the hospital and was anticipated to make a full restoration.
Cowl Photograph: Outdated Rag Mountain path in Shenandoah Valley Nationwide Park in Virginia. Photograph By Bkamprath Courtesy of Getty Pictures.