Virginia Out of doors Ladies Program is Coming Quickly
The Virginia Division of Wildlife Sources (DWR) is launching a brand new out of doors program for girls. The Virginia Out of doors Ladies (VOW) program will provide ability growth to girls of all ages specializing in looking, fishing, and numerous out of doors expertise. There’s additionally alternative for contributors to earn certifications and work in the direction of turning into instructors for this system.
This system kicks off Saturday, February 8 in Stafford, Va.,with an introductory session that can embody raffles and giveaways. Company may even have the chance to fulfill the varied partnering teams who can be there to community and talk about out of doors recreation actions throughout Virginia.
For extra info 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 supplied a variety of outside excursions, starting from academic and expertise constructing lessons to single and multi-day journey journeys. REI’s president and CEO, Eric Artz, revealed a letter to the co-op’s workers explaining the choice.
“I need to acknowledge and lengthen my gratitude to the Experiences crew for all they’ve accomplished and completed over the 40 years of its existence.” Artz wrote. “…you will have labored extraordinarily laborious, you will have brilliantly educated and created fantastic experiences for practically a million individuals over these years…you will have accomplished nothing unsuitable with regards to the selection I’m sharing at the moment.”
Artz additionally wrote that the choice was as a result of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} this system was shedding and that REI had explored many enterprise fashions in hopes of maintaining it operating 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 turning 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 situations too harmful. The Wilderness Fireplace Division and the Fayette County vertical rescue crew have been then known as in to descend a platform all the way 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 Photos.
