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Monday, November 02, 2009

Register by Nov. 2 for Get Kids Outdoors Summit Nov. 5, Silver City

HOUGHTON --The Western U.P. Get Kids Outdoors Summit will take place from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, at the AmericInn in Silver City, 20 miles west of Ontonagon.

The Summit will bring together educators, parents, government, community planning, health, conservation, recreation, industry and business leaders to attend presentations and workshops on the topics of getting kids and families outdoors in the Western U.P.

The registration deadline is today, Monday, Nov. 2. To register for the Summit, contact Rachel Carpenter at 906-487-3341 or email: rmcarpen@mtu.edu. Registration is $12.50 and includes lunch and a copy of Richard Louv’s book, Last Child in the Woods.

Dr. Denise Mitten from the Dept. of Recreation, Leisure Services and Wellness, at Ferris State University, will be the keynote presenter. Dr. Mitten will discuss the research supporting the mental and physical health benefits of nature.

In a series of three roundtables, a variety of teachers, health providers, informal educators and city officials will discuss challenges and successes in facilitating children spending time outdoors.

The Get Kids Outdoors Summit will have spaces for poster sessions/displays that can offer resources and knowledge to communities and agencies related to getting outdoors. To obtain more information or to reserve display space, contact Jody Maloney at the MSU Extension office in Ontonagon at 906-884-4386 or email: malone13@msu.edu.

The Get Kids Outdoors Summit is being sponsored by Ottawa National Forest; Michigan DNR; MSU Extension 4-H Programs; Portage Health; and the Western U.P. Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education.

For a brochure and registration form, click here.

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