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Your Very Next Step newsletter for January 2012 By Ned Lundquist www.yourverynextstep.com Naturam expelles furca, tamen usque recurret – Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) (Epistulae, I, x, 24) (You can drive nature out with a pitchfork, but she will soon find …
Your Very Next Step newsletter for December 2011
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
- Lao Tzu
Your Very Next Step newsletter for November 2011
You adventure begins with the very next step.
Your Very Next Step newsletter for October 2011
Your Very Next Step is back!
Your Very Next Step newsletter for June 2011
Today is National Hike Naked day!
Your Very Next Step newsletter for May 2011
Here’s what you’ll find in this issue:
*** Frequent-Flyer Tips for Battling Jet Lag
*** Samoa to Go Back to the Future, Shift Date Line
*** Automatic for the People
*** National Trails Day – SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2011
*** Hike Weekend Experience – Tiadaghton State Forest
*** Free Wi-Fi Lands at D.C. Airports
*** The best National Park lodges:
*** Glasses-free 3D TVs may be coming to airlines
*** Airline turns to kung fu to thwart unruly fliers
*** Delta Enables Customers to Track Checked Bags
*** The Real Cost of Airline Travel Remains a Mystery, for Now
*** Holidays You Might Not Know About
*** The 57th Edition of the Puccini Opera Festival, Torre del Lago, Lucca, Italy – July and August 2011
*** Best and cheapest train trips
*** How to Cross Streams and Rivers
*** Trail volunteer opportunities:
*** Volunteer Naturalist, Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District, Monterey, CA
*** Volunteer Opportunity, Dakota Prairie National Grasslands, North Country National Scenic Trail, North Dakota
*** National Rail-Trail of the month: Iowa's Wabash Trace Nature Trail
*** Travel/Adventure/Outdoors/Conservation employment opportunities
Your Very Next Step newsletter for April 2011
*** In this issue:
*** Travel news
*** Packing lighter:
*** What are your favorite local alcoholic favorites?
*** Cherry Blossom time in Japan
*** Another sport Ned has never heard of
*** A little touchy
*** The World’s Best Ethical Destinations – 2011
*** Very cool bald eagle nest with chicks – live cam in Virginia!
*** PENGUIN CAM LIVE ONLINE
*** The Meanest Airlines in America
*** Trail volunteer opportunities:
Jedediah Smith Wilderness, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, ID
*** Rail Trail of the Month – Montana's Kim Williams Nature Trail
*** Travel/Adventure/Outdoors/Conservation employment opportunities:
1.) Mpandrindra ny Fampandrosoana ny Fiompiana vokatra andranomasina, Madakasikara
2.) Communications Director, Western Rivers Conservancy, Portland, OR
3.) Project Leader, Mountain Gorilla Conservation Project, Virunga National Park, Frankfurt Zoological Society, DR Congo
5.) Intern – Corporate Communications, Vail Resorts, Broomfield, CO
6.) Resort Guide-Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas, Ka'anapali, Maui, HI
7.) Crew, Operations Admin (Full-time/ Part-time), Maritime Experiential Museum, Resorts World at Sentosa, Singapore
8.) Summer School counselor, The International Summer School of Scotland, St Andrews, Scotland
9.) Activities Manager, Bimini Bay Resort and Marina, Rock Resorts International LLC, Alice Town, Bimini Island
10.) Educator Guide – Zoo, San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA
11.) Editor, Online Communications, National Parks Conservation Associations, Washington, DC
12.) Colorado River Senior Campaign Manager, National Parks Conservation Association, Office location flexible
…and much more…and it’s all FREE!!!
Your Very Next Step newsletter for March 2011
*** In this issue:
*** Travel news
*** 10 best U.S. airport restaurants
*** Frazil ice
*** 10 Things Hotels Won’t Tell You
*** Gorman Chairback Lodge & Cabins
*** Virgin Fires Flight Attendant After He Puts a Toddler In An Overhead Compartment
*** 8 Delicious Drinks – Bars In The Spanish Culture
*** What are your favorite local alcoholic favorites?
*** Jägertee:
*** Check in then check out these cool hotel lobbies
*** Gear Explained: Sleeping Bags
*** Embark on an Epic Train Journey through Africa
*** FlightView lets you track the progress of any flight in the U.S
*** FlightView iTunes Playlists
*** Overnight Paddling Escapes
*** Indian Market, Navajo Rug Auction, Archaeological Tours
*** National Train Day!
*** If the government shuts down, can government shut down access to public lands?
*** Virginia Summer Adventure Camps:
*** Trail volunteer opportunities:
** Parks Volunteer Coordinator, Clallam County Parks, Port Angeles, WA
** Billy Goat Trail Steward Volunteers, C&O Canal National Historic Park, Potomac, MD
** Camp Host Volunteer, Dungeness and Salt Creek County Parks, Clallam County Parks, Port Angeles, WA
** Volunteer opportunities at Mission Trails Regional Park
** Adopt-a-Trail (AAT), Great Smoky Mountains National Park
*** Rail Trail of the Month – Illinois' Fox River Trail
*** Travel/Adventure/Outdoors/Conservation employment opportunities:
1.) Forestry Technician (Smokejumper),Bureau of Land Management, US Department of the Interior, Boise, ID
2.) Non-Game Bat Technician, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Lander, WY
3.) Public Relations Coordinator, JanSport, San Leandro, California
4.) Outdoor Education Teacher, GREEN CHIMNEY’S SCHOOL, GREEN CHIMNEYS CHILDREN’S SERVICE, INC., Brewster, NY
5.) Sales Rep or Distributor for fishing lures, Angler's Ammo, Jacksonville, FL
6.) Sport Fishing Guides, Kulik Lodge, Katmai National Park, AK
7.) Mountain Man Interpreter, American West Heritage Center, Wellsville, UT
8.) Park Guide, GS-0090-04, Fort Laramie NHS, Ft. Laramie, WY
9.) Seabird Monitoring Volunteer, Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, AK
…and much more…and it’s all FREE!!!
Your Very Next Step newsletter for February 2011
*** In this issue:
*** Travel news
- U.S. further eases Cuba travel restrictions
- Overbooked? Delta says name your price
- TreeTop Barbie and the Queen of the Forest Canopy
- Nighttime Nordic options
- HOW DO I LAYER FOR COLD WEATHER?
- Camping With Your Horse
- Ski Resort GPS Tracking System Makes Snowboarding Safer and More Fun
- Seat Selection:
- Beat the crowds to up-and-coming destinations
- What are the northern lights?
- The best places to see the northern lights
- How to See the Northern Lights: The Best Places and Times for Viewing Auroras
- Auroral Activity Extrapolated from NOAA POES
- The anti-cruise: No bingo, no karaoke, just fjords
- A trio of Norwegian Viking ships
*** Trail and Outdoors Volunteer opportunities:
- Trail Crew Volunteers, James River State Park, Virginia
- Volunteer Opportunity, Dan Ridge Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Clearwater National Forest, Orofino, Idaho
*** Rail Trail of the Month – Minnesota's Paul Bunyan State Trail
*** Travel, Outdoor and Adventure Jobs and Volunteer Opportunities
1.) Operations Manager, Alaska Conservation Foundation, Anchorage, Alaska
2.) Marketing & Communications Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association, Washington, DC
3.) SEM Program Manager- Closeout, Backcountry.com, Park City, UT
4.) Trip Planner – Adventure Life, International Tour Operator, Adventure Life, Missoula, MT
5.) School Designer – Senior Professional Development/Coaching Role, Spanish Bilingual, The New York City Outward Bound Center, Queens County, NY
6.) Fishery Biologist, NOAA Fisheries Service, St. Petersburg, FL
7.) DIRECTOR OF MARINE EXTENSION, Louisiana Sea Grant, Baton Rouge, LA
8.) General Manager, Reef Environmental Education Foundation, Key Largo, FL
9.) Sector Manager, V Northeast Fishery Sector Inc., Point Judith, Rhode Island
10.) Coastal Community Development Agent, Texas Sea Grant Extension, Port Aransas, TX
11.) Assistant Director For Communications, Maryland Sea Grant College, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, College Park, MD
12.) Internship, Currituck Banks Reserve, Outer Banks, N.C.
13.) Special Activities Instructor, NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Manteo, NC
14.) Education Intern, NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Manteo, NC
15.) Seasonal Educator, NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Manteo, NC
16.) Internship, Rachel Carson Reserve, Beaufort, N.C.
17.) Internship, Southern Sites Reserve, Wilmington, N.C.
18.) Internships, Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center, University of New England, Biddeford, Maine
19.) Senior Wildlife Biologist, Ocean Conservancy, Washington, DC
20.) Monitoring Specialist, Ocean Conservancy, St. Petersburg, FL
21.) Policy Manager, Fish Conservation, Ocean Conservancy, Austin, TX
22.) Monitoring and Biodiversity Officer, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Washington, D.C. 23.) Director, South Coast Office, Coastal Conservation League, Beaufort, South Carolina
…and much more…and it’s all FREE!!!
Your Very Next Step newsletter for January 2011
*** Travel news
*** January is festival time:
*** Rail Trail of the Month – New Jersey's Sussex Branch Trail
*** Trail and Outdoors Volunteer opportunities:
*** Travel, Outdoor and Adventure Jobs and Volunteer Opportunities