Front Lines MTB - Ep 78 – The Value of the Outdoors for Youth and the Impacts of Isolation

Ep 78 – The Value of the Outdoors for Youth and the Impacts of Isolation

05/29/20 • 54 min

We’re joined by three guests, all of them experts in Youth in the Outdoors. Returning to the show is Melissa Werkman, she’s now the Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy ‘Center’ of Kent County in West Michigan. Mike Greer joins us again as the Executive Director of Elevation Outdoors which works with underprivileged youth in the Kelowna, BC area. And joining us for the first time, is Nevin Harper, Associate Professor with School of Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria on Vancouver Island.

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Show Notes & Links

https://cac-kent.org/

http://www.elevationoutdoors.ca/

https://www.nevinharper.com/
https://newsociety.com/books/n/nature-based-therapy

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/outdoor-recreation/camping-and-hiking/rec-sites-and-trails/rstbc-policies/trails_strategy_review_what_we_heard_21april2020.pdf

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https://podcasts-1.feedpress.co/16677/Episode%2078%20-%20FINAL%20MIX.mp3

Show Notes & Links

https://cac-kent.org/

http://www.elevationoutdoors.ca/

https://www.nevinharper.com/
https://newsociety.com/books/n/nature-based-therapy

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/outdoor-recreation/camping-and-hiking/rec-sites-and-trails/rstbc-policies/trails_strategy_review_what_we_heard_21april2020.pdf

https://peopleforbikes.org/federal-e-bike-rulemaking/

Traditional Territory
https://native-land.ca/

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Previous Episode

Ep 77 – A Panel Discussion for Looking at What Comes Next

Looking at what lies ahead, after COVID-19 for Trail Associations, Advocacy and Trails and Outdoor spaces in general. We’re joined by: Susie Murphy, Executive Director of the San Diego Mountain Biking Association, Patrick Lucas of the BC Aboriginal Youth Mountain Biking Project and Jay Darby, Fields Program Coordinator with IMBA Canada. Despite all the challenges this pandemic has created, it’s brought to light a lot of things, one of which is how valued our Outdoors Spaces actually are.

https://podcasts-1.feedpress.co/16677/Ep%2077%20-%20FINAL%20MIX.mp3

Show Notes & Links

https://sdmba.com/
https://www.facebook.com/SDMBA
https://www.instagram.com/sdmba/
https://twitter.com/sdmba

https://www.facebook.com/BCAboriginalYouthMountainBikingProject/

https://imbacanada.com/
https://www.facebook.com/imbacanada
https://www.instagram.com/imbacanada/
https://twitter.com/imbacanada

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https://native-land.ca/maps/territories/kumeyaay/

https://native-land.ca/maps/territories/komoks/
https://native-land.ca/maps/territories/sliammon/
https://native-land.ca/maps/territories/homalco/

https://native-land.ca/maps/territories/okanagan/
https://native-land.ca/maps/territories/sinixt/
https://native-land.ca/maps/territories/ktunaxa/

https://native-land.ca/maps/territories/tsleil-waututh-s%c9%99l%cc%93ilw%c9%99ta%c9%82%c9%ac/
https://native-land.ca/maps/territories/skwxwu7mesh-uxwumixw/
https://native-land.ca/maps/territories/stolo-treaty-association/
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Next Episode

Ep 79 – How Can We Safely Run Trail Days in a COVID-19 World?

To answer the question of what Trail Days could look like this summer, I’m joined by three guests. First, Bill Hoyne, Safety Lead with the Greater Bragg Creek Trails Association in Alberta, Canada. Second, Tony Ferlisi, Executive Director of Mountain Bike the Tetons in Driggs, Idaho. And finally, Will Taygan, President of the Chugach Mountain Bike Riders from the Chugiak-Eagle River community in Alaska.

https://podcasts.feedpress.com/16677/Ep%2079%20-%20FINAL%20MIX.mp3