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Index of Subjects ------=_Part_11693_5348163.1202248225842 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline More on the same subject at http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=are-americans-afraid-of-the-outdoors On 2/5/08, Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > > Hello Bob, Blake, others: > I would love to see some hard statistics about participation rates in > nature-related activities, before getting too depressed. Right now all we > have is data for hunting and fishing, two areas where you need an annual > license to (legally) participate. For other nature-related activities all we > have is impressions. > You may not be seeing many campers or hikers out there because they may > have gone further afield. or perhaps your particular destination may be > currently out of fashion. And how about brand-new nature-related activities > such as Geocaching, mountain biking, sea kayaking, or surfing? What about > the trail building revolution that has hit the province maybe 5 -10 years > ago, and all the trail walkers and bicyclists? Where were they a generation > or two ago? There have been some major shifts in the way we enjoy "nature" > in general. I wouldn't be all that pessimistic.... > Dusan Soudek > > ------=_Part_11693_5348163.1202248225842 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline <div>More on the same subject at http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=are-americans-afraid-of-the-outdoors</div> <div><br><br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 2/5/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">Dusan Soudek</b> <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div><font face="Arial">Hello Bob, Blake, others:</font></div> <div><font face="Arial"> I would love to see some hard statistics about participation rates in nature-related activities, before getting too depressed. Right now all we have is data for hunting and fishing, two areas where you need an annual license to (legally) participate. For other nature-related activities all we have is impressions.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial"> You may not be seeing many campers or hikers out there because they may have gone further afield. or perhaps your particular destination may be currently out of fashion. And how about brand-new nature-related activities such as Geocaching, mountain biking, sea kayaking, or surfing? What about the trail building revolution that has hit the province maybe 5 -10 years ago, and all the trail walkers and bicyclists? Where were they a generation or two ago? There have been some major shifts in the way we enjoy "nature" in general. I wouldn't be all that pessimistic....</font></div> <div><font face="Arial"> Dusan Soudek </font></div> <div><font face="Arial"></font> </div></div></blockquote></div><br> ------=_Part_11693_5348163.1202248225842--
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