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Issue link: http://digital.outdoornebraska.gov/i/1329139
Basic Actions Increase information and awareness. Increase information and awareness about close-to-home and readily accessible outdoor recreation opportunities for all. • Create an inventory of community centers and groups that exist in your area. Inventory organized community groups in the area and encourage outdoor sports and recreation to individuals, workplaces, community groups, and schools to become physically active. • Connect amenities and trails. Consider connectivity of trails when planning for outdoor recreation amenities. Intermediate Actions • Be inclusive and go to your people. Be inclusive in your efforts by providing how-to clinics in park spaces to teach the public about wildlife, natural resources, and different sports that are accessible and offered in more than one language to encourage diverse populations to participate. Cultivate physical activity support groups such as running clubs, bike ride groups, or outdoor yoga groups to get people outside and recreating. Educate about the connection between outdoor recreation and health. Educate the public on health benefits of outdoor recreation activities, such as walking, biking, nature viewing, working in partnership with doctor's offices or health care providers, and providing informational pieces to schools to educate youth. Advanced Actions • Create structured and unstructured opportunities to encourage physical activity. Create more structured and unstructured opportunities for all user groups to engage in outdoor activities in park settings, trails and neighborhoods such as planned programs and events or stand-alone walking trails and obstacle courses. Promote healthy lifestyles through programs and evaluation of programs by involving the public in participation processes. Construct outdoor classrooms, trails and playgrounds featuring outdoor recreation skills to promote healthy lifestyles and follow up with regular evaluations to ensure lifelong recreational activities can occur for all ages. 75 G U I D I N G S U C C E S S ACTION ITEMS Hiking in the fog at DeSoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge. (Washington County)