Get Your Nature On!
Challenge yourself and your friends to get outdoors with OAK's Get Your Nature On! Facebook App. Share your experiences, earn badges, have fun – it’s that easy! Get moving, get healthy, get outdoors!
OAK’s Get Your Nature On! challenge supports the First Lady’s Let's Move Outside campaign to end childhood obesity within one generation. 
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Search for the perfect activity nearby using location, age and time available with Nature Rocks Check out the National Wildlife Federation’s Nature Find, which has over 10,000 nature sites and 50,000 events across the country Pick out your next national park visit with the National Park Service locator and plan a trip for a nationwide fee-free day Look up local trails with Sierra Club Trails Stuck in the city? Use one of The North Face's Planet Explore Urban Nature Guides to find nature in San Francisco, Denver, D.C or New York
Spend some time with the sequoias in California or the oak trees in South Carolina at a U.S. Forest Service National Forest or Grassland Outdoor Adventure Guide from Active Network provides scores of cool, new, active things to do in the outdoors Visit one of The Trust for Public Land projects and learn about the restoration and protection of wildlife sites
Look up tips, trails, events and games and download a kids' adventures journal from REI’s Family Adventure Program Find family-friendly outdoor activities in any season and learn safety tips with the National Wildlife Federation’s Be Out There campaign Learn how to spend your Green Hour outdoors camping, gardening or crafting with tips from the National Wildlife Federation
Take the National Park Trust's Buddy Bison on a trip then share your adventure and learn about other Buddy Bison travels
Set up a campsite, learn about outdoor photography or turn your garden into a wildlife habitat with National Wildlife Federation activities Find a Sierra Club Outing near you Want to camp, hike, bike, run or ski? Planet Explore's outdoor portal can help you get outdoors with resources and events
Combine "screen time with green time" and go on an outdoor geocaching adventure with Ranger Rick's Geocache Trails
Quickly filter through a wide range of bird-themed activity ideas for all ages with National Wildlife Federation's Activity Finder
Join in on an Appalachian Mountain Club hike along the Appalachian Trail Turn a vacation into a volunteer opportunity with one of the American Hiking Society volunteer trips
Active Network's new Camping Trip Planner let's you chart a course for adventure with great ideas for campsites along the way
Get the gear you need from National Recreation and Park Association’s supply chain Build a bee house, a bug aquarium or other nature projects with "How-to" tips from the Izaak Walton League of America Find a birding festival, Earth Day celebration or open house with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service calendar of events Check to see if your state offers a Free Fishing Day to celebrate National Boating and Fishing Week in June  American Camp Association's Camp Finder locates ACA-accredited camps around the country Contact your local YMCA to sign up for one of their nearly 2,000 day camps, or search YMCA's 335 resident camps Search
by keyword, type, location, date and price to find the camp best suited
for you or your child with Active Network's comprehensive Find a Camp search tool
National Military Family Association’s Operation Purple® camps for military kids  Learn outdoors skills and share them with others: Start a nature club with your family with the Children & Nature Network's toolkit Outdoor Foundation’s tips for passing along great outdoors skills such as paddling, biking or rock climbing  REI Outdoor School will teach you a new activity or help you brush up on old skills Find gear, tips and "parent tales" to help plan outdoor explorations with children on Recreating With Kids
Help your family stay healthy and happy with YMCA tips for healthy eating, daily play and getting outdoors
Lead outings with Sierra Club’s Inner City Outing programs Visit Active Network's Hiking Guide for great Family Hiking Ideas and Hiking Safety Tips
Connect to the natural world and learning about the outdoors and science at one of NatureBridge's four campuses
Become a Coach Across America with Up2Us Work with the Catch A Special Thrill (CAST) program to provide disabled and disadvantaged children with a fishing experience Play safe with the National Recreation and Park Association tips for playground safety New York area families can join Hudson River Sloop Clearwater for a basic sail or an environmental education program Families in Kansas or Oklahoma can check out the Outdoor Mentors calendar for Kids Days at local parks this summer, or Outdoor Kansas for Kids programs See how outdoor education can help with academic performance and development Find out how summer camp can make up for cuts to educational programs in a Association for Experimental Education report
Learn how outdoor play develops children's mind, body and spirit in this National Wildlife Federation report |
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