Virginia Cramer, virginia.cramer@sierraclub.org, 804-519-8449
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sierra Club Military Outdoors today released its 2018 military and veteran adventure calendar. The calendar includes trips throughout the summer and fall designed to support our military and veteran communities and their families.
“We’re excited to be able to offer these opportunities for those who have served our country to experience the power of the outdoors,” said Robert Vessels, with Sierra Club’s National Military Outdoors program.
Among this year’s trip are:
- Grizzly Habitat and Powder Skiing Workshop: Cooke City, MT
- Hyalite Canyon Ice Climb: Bozeman, MT
- River Leaders: Military & Veteran Raft Guide School: Bryson City, NC
- Owyhee River Rafting: Boise, ID
- Military and Veteran Whitewater Guide School: Dinosaur National Monument, CO and UT
- Memorial Day Chattooga River Run: Mountain Rest, SC
- California Whitewater Guide School: Lotus, CA
- Gorges of the Lower Salmon River Rafting: Lewiston, ID
- Yellowstone Ecosystem and Fly Fishing Workshop: Yellowstone National Park
- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK
- Green River Rafting through the Gates of Lodore: Vernal, UT
- Navajo Sweat Lodge Ceremony: Bears Ears National Monument and the Navajo Nation, UT
All trips are free to attend, although participants are responsible for travel costs and trip-specific gear. To view full list of trip offerings and sign up visit: https://www.sierraclub.org/military-outdoors-2018
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 3 million members and supporters. In addition to helping people from all backgrounds explore nature and our outdoor heritage, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.