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National Parks Offer Prime Viewing, Programs for Solar Eclipse

May 17, 2012 / admin

NPS Solar Eclipse Map

National parks from California to New Mexico will offer some of the best eclipse-viewing opportunities on May 20 when the first solar eclipse viewable in the U.S. in the last 18 years darkens the sky before sunset.

“This will be spectacular,” said National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. “There are 33 national parks positioned for a great view of the eclipse and six parks – Redwoods National Park and Lassen Volcanic National Park, both in California; Zion National Park in Utah, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Arizona and Chaco Culture National Historical Park and Petroglyph National Monument, both in New Mexico – are at the center of the eclipse path.

Help Celebrate National Bike Month May 2012

May 2, 2012 / admin

National Bike Month

With spring in the air, Open Air Life and the League of American Bicyclists, the national organization of bicyclists, announce that May is National Bike Month, May 14-18 is Bike to Work Week and Friday, May 18 is Bike to Work Day. We urge everyone to bike to work or try cycling for fun, fitness or transportation. Andy Clarke, President of the League of American Bicyclists, said, “Biking to work is an efficient and fun way to get the exercise you need, without having to find extra time to work out. And this year, with gasoline prices as high as they are, biking to work makes more sense than ever.”

Columbia Launches GPS PAL Mobile App

April 25, 2012 / admin

columbia_gpspal

Today Columbia announced the launch of GPS PAL™, a free mobile app for iPhone and Android designed to help people rapidly journal their outdoor experiences. GPS PAL gives you the ability to record and share memorable outdoor experiences. Enjoy and explore the outdoors freely and now you can preserve your journey and your memories with GPS PAL.

Mobilize the Earth for Earth Day 2012

April 21, 2012 / admin

The first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970, activated 20 million Americans from all walks of life to speak out against the deterioration of the environment and demand change. As a result, the Environmental Protection Agency was created, the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts were passed, and the modern environmental movement was born.

Today, more than 1 billion people in 192 countries participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world. This year, in the face of global inaction on pressing environmental problems, we must harness that power.

Earth Day Network is calling upon individuals, organizations, businesses and governments to Mobilize the Earth™ and demand that environmental issues become a top priority.

Open Air Life is joining the mobilization.

Liberty Bottleworks Partners with Zazzle to Provide Endless Customization

April 16, 2012 / admin

Liberty Bottleworks

Liberty Bottleworks has been making custom bottles for brands and organizations across the country since the company was founded in 2010. But until this year, it wasn’t possible for artistic consumers to order a single Made-in-the-USA recycled aluminum bottle with their own design printed using Liberty’s one-of-a-kind cylindrical digital printer. Now, thanks to a new partnership with online customizing powerhouse Zazzle, individual consumers can have their artwork printed on Liberty bottles in quantities as low as one bottle. Now, thousands of customers have printed everything from grainy photos of grandma to their own version of van Gogh.

National Park Week, April 21-29

April 7, 2012 / admin

Arches National Park

The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, invite people everywhere to enjoy, explore, learn, share, and give back to America’s nearly 400 national parks during National Park Week 2012. Celebrating the theme, “Picture Yourself in a National Park,” National Park Week will run from Saturday, April 21 through Sunday, April 29. Throughout the country, visitors can enjoy the beauty and wonder of 84 million acres of the world’s most spectacular scenery, historic places and cultural treasures for FREE!