BLM Tells People to Take It Outside

Mail Tribune (of Southern Oregon) – January 02, 2008
By Paul Fattig

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management's Medford District is launching a major cutting program this year, but no trees will be axed. The new recreation program's goal is cutting pounds off young people by getting them off the couch and into the woods. Called "Take it outside — connect with your public lands," the goal of the agency's nationwide effort is to improve the physical and mental health of children while educating them about the environment and land stewardship. "This program is aimed at health issues in regards to kids," Leah Schrodt, environmental education specialist with the BLM's Medford District.…

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