OWAA OUTDOOR VOICES

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  • Rhoades joins Vital Ground staff

    Rhoades joins Vital Ground staff

    Kevin Rhoades has joined The Vital Ground Foundation as its communications director. He will be responsible for the organization’s communications and outreach programs for the purpose of enhancing Vital Ground’s image …


  • The Art of Conservation

    The Art of Conservation

    By John D. Juriga — Bob Hines holds a unique niche on the roster of past OWAA members…


  • Making plans for Lake Placid

    Making plans for Lake Placid

    By Lisa Densmore — You’re coming to Lake Placid, right? Glad you can make it! Here are few tidbits to help you plan your trip, starting with Lake Placid’s location and how to get there…


  • I'm no expert

    I'm no expert

    By Randy Zellers — Color me skeptic, but as an editor I just can’t take things at face value…


  • Photos on the Radio?

    Photos on the Radio?

    By Ty Stockton — I got my start in writing by way of the newspaper business because I was told more than once that I had a face for radio but a voice for newspaper…


  • Writing for 1A: For staffers

    Writing for 1A: For staffers

    By Mark Freeman — One of the truisms of the newspaper world is that there’s no such thing as a city editor who is not desperate…


  • Ensuring Face-time on Facebook

    Ensuring Face-time on Facebook

    By Paul Queneau — Time was, if you had a business Facebook page, posting on Facebook meant all of your followers had a chance to actually see your posts appear on their feed, assuming followers checked into the site in a timely manner…


  • Bill would introduce renewables leasing on public lands

    Bill would introduce renewables leasing on public lands

    By Shauna Sherard — Renewable energy development has seen a dramatic growth in recent years. The solar industry has reported a 300 percent increase since 2006…


  • Persistence, a few good friends, a best effort:

    Persistence, a few good friends, a best effort:

    By Jake McGinnis — According to Michigan author and freelance writer Tom Huggler, there are no secrets in outdoor writing. He doesn’t have a little tip for selling articles.


  • Letters to the Editor

    Letters to the Editor

    Congrats to honorary award recipients…


  • OWAA can be both exclusive and inclusive

    OWAA can be both exclusive and inclusive

    By Mark Taylor — As happens at any OWAA annual conference, talk one evening at this summer’s conference evolved from a discussion about sessions and who was in attendance, to talk about who was missing…


  • ‘On the road again’

    ‘On the road again’

    By Robin Giner — As I sit down to pen my column this month, Jessica Pollett and I have just returned from our planning trip for the 2013 conference that will be held Sept. 14-16 in Lake Placid, N.Y…


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