News
2007
August 29, 2007 -
Featured on Fox News: Get Outdoors USA!
(Washington, D.C.) WTTG Fox 5 News reported live on the Get Outdoors USA! initiative that encourages kids to embrace the Great Outdoors. Anchor and reporter Holly Morris rock climbed at Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park’s Carderock while interviewing American Recreation Coalition (ARC) President Derrick Crandall on the importance of reconnecting kids to nature.
A local Boy Scout troop led Holly and Derrick on a virtual geocaching adventure demonstrating that technology and outdoor fun can go hand in hand. Get Outdoors USA! continues to receive strong media attention as a solution for the growing concern about child obesity and other health related issues.
Click here to view Holly Morris’s live report on Get Outdoors USA!