OWAA OUTDOOR VOICES
Use Your Outdoor Voices
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Mirage Compass points in new direction
As Americans have grown physically larger and demanded more toys, kayak dimensions have generally expanded to match their appetites.
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Welcome to OWAA
Nicole Atkins is an accomplished outdoor educator with more than 25 years of experience in the outdoors. After leaving a career in academia, she turned her attention to freelance writing and photography. She has a blog dedicated to raising awareness of conservation and the outdoors. She’s a regular contributor with several outdoor sites and a…
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A new attitude toward managing fish
“Donald J. Trump believes there needs to be a Roosevelt Reboot … President Trump will instruct USFWS policy to use good science … Our Public Lands and water … will always remain public and open.” The above is from the still active website http://www.sportsmenfortrump.com.
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The politics of outdoor writing
We in the Circle of Chiefs write regularly in OU about threats: to our clean air and water, to our public lands, to our endangered species. My message concerns a far more immediate and deadly threat, the potential destruction of our free press, our First Amendment rights and ultimately, our democracy and way of life.
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A storied conservation legacy
During his only term as U.S. President, Benjamin Harrison signed legislation creating Yosemite National Park and set aside 17 million acres of Western lands as the first national forests.
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Making video magic by capturing emotion
All great films and videos are full of magic. It’s in smiles and teardrops, heartache and euphoria. To me, the magic in moving pictures is all about emotion.
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Get graphic in your storytelling
When an assigned word count limits the amount of information you can present in an article, most of us rely upon photos, the picture’s-worth-athousand-words, space-saving solution for presenting visual details that describing might consume too many column inches.
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Backpacker magazine recognizes Lowa Boots
Backpacker magazine recognizes Lowa boots.
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Hobie Fishing World Championship 7 Invitations Sent
Hobie, the worldwide leader of personal watersport products, announced today that the invitations to the invited and qualified anglers have gone out. The lakeside community of Åmål, Sweden, will play host to the 7th Hobie Fishing Worlds presented by Rhino Rack, this May. Hobie Fishing Worlds is the premier global kayak fishing competition, with expert…
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Navigating the “Waters of the United States” Conundrum
Executive order means to define terms in Clean Water Act.
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The fire photographer
Semi-retired at 74, Al Golub is still chasing stories and wildland fires.
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Shedding light on capturing the eclipse
How to prepare to capture the rare natural phenomenon,