This weekend Hikeu Adventure Guides will have a table at the All Sports, Recreation and Fitness Expo. If you have been curious about how we do what we do, this is your chance to come on out and talk to us in person. We will also have information about two different non-profit organizations that are near and dear to our hearts...The Green Mountain Club and Leave No Trace.
Hikeu are corporate sponsors for both of these organizations. You can help the GMC and save yourself some money. With your Green Mountain Club membership, you receive a 10% discount on all Hikeu trips.
Hikeu takes the Leave No Trace ethics so seriously that we sent Happy off to a training to become a Leave No Trace Master Educator. If you have any questions about how to do the right thing in the woods, whether you are in the frontcountry at a local city park or in the backcountry of a designated wilderness, stop on by and discuss it with Happy.
Be sure to stop by and see the good folks at VOGA and Eddie's Energy Bars too!
Click this link to access a $2 off discount coupon for the Expo!!
Showing posts with label Leave No Trace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leave No Trace. Show all posts
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Monday, July 9, 2007
Hikeu Leads Effort to clean up the Lamoille River
The Hikeu Adventure Guide basecamp is located just outside of the little village of Fairfax, Vermont. We love it here because it is quiet and peaceful. Fairfax boasts its own newspaper, The Fairfax News . The town even has it's very own Grandpa in Henry Raymond (who lived in the Hikeu basecamp back in the 60's) whose website http://www.vtgrandpa.com/ is visited by many people every day; those of us that are living locally and those who moved away for one reason or another, keep a finger on the pulse of Fairfax through Henry's website.
Last summer the Fairfax Park & Recreation department started to build a beautiful little park, nature trail and bike path in town. More work has gone into the area this summer, which now has inviting benches and picnic tables; ball fields, trash receptacles,and poop bag dispensers. A real gem for a small Vermont town.
So guess where my girls (two beautiful Golden Retrievers) like to walk? Well, not exactly on the trail or path. If they have their way, they head for the Lamoille River the first chance they get. As long as we follow, they are content to wade the entire length of the park in the river. No big deal when the water isn't too high, but the problem is all the stuff that has been thrown into the river over the years; bikes, tires, car pieces and parts, even a lawn mower. Our river is not exactly a model for Leave No Trace...not yet at least!
Hikeu is now on a mission to rally the other members of the Fairfax Business and Professional Association (FBPA) to help us clean up the Lamoille in the area of the park. The Park & Rec department has already agreed to pay for any recycling costs, so we have momentum. We are targeting July 22nd as River Clean-up Day in Fairfax.
Stay-tuned for a full report on just how much stuff really lies at the bottom of the Lamoille in Fairfax Vermont!
Last summer the Fairfax Park & Recreation department started to build a beautiful little park, nature trail and bike path in town. More work has gone into the area this summer, which now has inviting benches and picnic tables; ball fields, trash receptacles,and poop bag dispensers. A real gem for a small Vermont town.
So guess where my girls (two beautiful Golden Retrievers) like to walk? Well, not exactly on the trail or path. If they have their way, they head for the Lamoille River the first chance they get. As long as we follow, they are content to wade the entire length of the park in the river. No big deal when the water isn't too high, but the problem is all the stuff that has been thrown into the river over the years; bikes, tires, car pieces and parts, even a lawn mower. Our river is not exactly a model for Leave No Trace...not yet at least!
Hikeu is now on a mission to rally the other members of the Fairfax Business and Professional Association (FBPA) to help us clean up the Lamoille in the area of the park. The Park & Rec department has already agreed to pay for any recycling costs, so we have momentum. We are targeting July 22nd as River Clean-up Day in Fairfax.
Stay-tuned for a full report on just how much stuff really lies at the bottom of the Lamoille in Fairfax Vermont!
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Hikeu Adventure Guide becomes Leave No Trace Master Educator
Great news for Hikeu Adventure Guides, our customers and Vermont! I just returned from a Leave No Trace Master Educator course in the Whites. Not only did I learn a lot of great new information, but I had a really great time and met some awesome new friends.
Hikeu will now offer Leave No Trace Awareness workshops, as well as 2-day Leave No Trace Trainings. My LNT Master Educator designation goes hand-in-hand with the Hikeu Adventure Guide commitment to Leave No Trace. Between the Hikeu LNT Corporate partnership, Hikeu LNT Workshops and Hikeu LNT Trainings, we continue to place outdoor ethics at the very top of our list of corporate commitments. The LNT workshop materials will be a major part of each of our guided hikes, whether you are joining us for a day hike or a multi-day backpacking trip. The LNT Trainings are an excellent opportunity for those of you who lead groups into the front or backcountry. During these overnight training experiences you will gain an in-depth understanding of the LNT principles which will allow you to incorporate LNT workshops into the activities you guide. If you're looking for a way to have fun in the back country of Vermont this summer and want to learn ethical outdoor behavior at the same time, contact Happy@Hikeu.com
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