Almost Spring in the County!

The weather outside is currently a balmy 40 degrees, and it's the 12th of March!
As I have recently received my third sunburn in the past week, I am interested to see how the rest of our "winter" plays out here in the County! With JOs going on at Nordic Heritage Center, we all have a good excuse to get out and enjoy the snow in fewer layers of clothing than normal!

A quick update on the Financial Responsibility for Backcountry Evacuations research I am currently involved with...
Check out this link to read the write-up I was blessed to receive in the Bangor Daily News! More to come in the next month as I wrap up the research and create my final memo to the Governor.


The Wilderness First Responder (WFR) Course has been getting some hours in outdoors! The photo above shows students in the class doing their mandatory litter carry, with "injured individual" and all, approximately a mile through the snow!

APRIL: For those of you who were unable to sign up for the WFR course, and would like some training and certification in Wilderness medicine...Sign up now for the 16 hour Wilderness First Aid Course, being offered at UMPI by Dr. Anja Whittington. This course is also available to current WFR certified individuals who are looking to re-certify. For more information, or to register for the course, please contact Anja at (207) 768-9537 or at anja.whittington@umpi.edu

Once again, the Outdoor Pursuits class has been attacking the outdoors, this time to get some winter camping experience! The group did an overnight at Aroostook State Park, which involved splitting up various tasks to do while on the trip and quite a bit of planning beforehand. This photo shows the end result of a hard day's work, relaxing around a nice fire.



More to come...
The Junior Olympics wrap up competitions tomorrow, starting at 9AM, so come out to cheer on your favorite skiers! The weather has been beautiful, and there are plenty of trails open at NHC, so feel free to jump on your skis and head out for the morning or afternoon! Coming next week we'll have an update on the vast number of volunteers that UMPI sent to JOs, and on the final results. New England is currently leading the team results, so come tomorrow and cheers us on!

Happy recreating!