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The Nevada Outdoor School will receive $124,029.60 under a Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Recreational Trails Program to conduct various outdoor education classes throughout Nevada. The project will deliver environmental education curricula to at least 3,000 students focused on nature, hiking, and outdoor skills training. It will also provide Leave No Trace and Tread Lightly! ethics training to off-highway vehicle communities. Community outreach programming will utilize the established Nevada Outdoor School Road Show concept. As part of the Recreational Trails Program's goal of developing and maintaining trails and facilities for both motorized and nonmotorized recreational uses, this award will support youth, adult, and community outdoor education programs across the state.

Project description

The nevada outdoor school (NOS) will conduct a variety of outdoor education classes throughout nevada designed for youth and adults and cover three broad areas: youth education, outdoor ethics training, and healthy communities. Youth programs will reach at least 3,000 students with environmental education curricula. The education curricula includes the nature in my world classes, nature after school and nature at noon programs and nature explorer summer camps providing outdoor skills training, hiking, and community outreach. Outdoor ethics focusses on the delivery of leave no trace and tread lightly! Curricula to OHV communities. Community education is based around the longstanding NOS road show concept.