[This is not an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30pm each day.] Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $185. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: …
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Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback >> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / …
Rivanna Trail Work!
Do you like being outside? Do you want to help preserve the trails right here in our backyard? Then SIGN UP. On the second Saturday of every month the Rivanna Trail Foundation leads a “Monthly Work Party,” so next Saturday we’re gonna go out and ~party~ with them!! Our group along with other volunteers will meet here in C-Ville and …
Plant Identification Walk Around Grounds!
Hey Guys! Meet at O’Hill Dining Hall at 5:30 pm. Olivia Lewis will be guiding us around grounds looking for edible wild plants! The plan is to start in new dorms and meander over to the lawn. Come join if you want to know more about plants, learn how to survive the zombie apocalypse, or you just want an excuse …
Earth Week – Meadow Creek Watershed Cleanup!
OBJECTIVE: We’re picking up trash and cutting vines at the at a portion of the Meadow Creek watershed. MUNCHIES: I’ll take bodos orders up to $7 of value per person that attends. That both Breakfast AND Lunch. WHEN/WHERE: At 9am, we’ll meet at the brick wall at Hancock Dr. to drive to: “end of Monticello Road at Moore’s creek (near …
O-Hill Trail Work
***This is an official service trip*** Description: Come out and rebuild your backyard trails! We will be working with the CAMBC (The Charlottesville Area Mountain Bike Club) to re-vamp a section of the trail. The plan is to grab some Bodos (on the Club!) and then head on over to help out. It’s in walking distance and they will provide …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant [Free for Uva Academic Employees!]
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback August 2014 >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback March 2015 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / pediatric / infant). …
Walnut Creek Workday
***This is an official service trip.*** Description: Come out and maintain the trails you love and use at Walnut Creek Park! Next Tuesday (2/23) we will head over to Walnut Creek to preform trail work on the water bars and grade dips. They get clogged up over time and create mucky-ness on the trails. It’s not particularly physically challenging work …
Preddy Creek Trail Building
*drivers get priority *This is an official service trip. Hello fellow tree huggers! I present to you a fantastic opportunity to give back to the land we love. We will be assisting our local parks in building a new trail this Saturday. We leave at 8:00am and get back around 12:30 so you still have plenty of time to finish …
Rivanna Trail Work Party!
SCOPE: In coordination with the Rivanna Trail Foundation, we’re going to do some trail maintenance. If you aren’t familiar with the glory that is the Rivanna trail, this is a great opportunity to check it out. If you are already familiar with it, this is a great way to give back. LOGISTICS: We’ll meet at the echols brick wall at …
Wilderness First Aid Course [Free for Uva Academic Employees! Reimbursable for Trip Leaders!]
[This is not an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30pm each day.] Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $185. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant [Free for Uva Academic Employees!]
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback August 2014 >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback March 2015 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / pediatric / infant). …
Trail Work at Preddy Creek
Wanna get get dirty, swing around some tools, and spend a beautiful Saturday morning outside? The folks at Preddy Creek are having a volunteer workday, so come on out and dig some new mountain biking trails. A lil manual labor now and then is good for the soul. No experience is necessary; just gotta have a good attitude and be …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant [Free for Uva Academic Employees!]
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback August 2014 >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback March 2015 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / pediatric / infant). …
Wilderness First Aid Course [Free for Uva Academic Employees! Reimbursable for Trip Leaders!]
[This is not an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30pm each day.] Learn how to save life and limb in a > wilderness area > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $185. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: …
O-Hill Environmental Clean-Up
Looking for an opportunity for some community service? With the holiday season fast approaching, let’s give back to Mother Earth and participate in an environmental cleanup. We’ll meet at Echols at 8 a.m. Sunday morning and drive up to O-Hill together. From the trailhead, we’ll spend a few hours picking up trash on the O-Hill/Rivanna trails. What to bring: – …
O-Hill Trail Work Day
Come maintain your backyard trails! Description: The trails behind O-hill have been deteriorating for years but now that CAMBC has a MOU they can preform trail work. On Saturday Nov 14th CAMBC is going to be working with the Rivanna Trail Foundation and they would love to have some UVA helping hands. We are rerouting the section that has a …
Meadow Creek Cleanup W/Tnc and Local Community Members
Get excited for the first official service trip of the semester!!! Next Saturday the Nature Conservancy needs your help to clean up one of their local conservation efforts: Meadow Creek! This area has been revitalized through the efforts of some awesome biologists and volunteers, and now it needs YOUR help to keep things rolling. The plan is to pick up …
Mountain Justice Fall Summit
Are you interested in environmental and social justice? Learn more about the social and environmental issues surrounding mountaintop removal in a place where it is actually happening – Kayford Mountain. Just a few minutes from where we will be staying you can see in person how much destruction is really caused by mountaintop removal. Other radical social thoughts and subjects …
Wilderness First Aid Course [Free for Uva Academic Employees! Reimbursable for Trip Leaders!]
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $185. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: Earn your course FEE BACK BY REIMBURSEMENT! Details: www.outdoorsatuva.org/resources/?WildernessFirstAid FREE FOR UVA EMPLOYEES! Most academic employees can …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant [Free for Uva Academic Employees!]
>> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback August 2013 >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback March 2015 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / pediatric / infant). Get a 2-year certification. Full instruction, practice, and certification …
Wilderness First Aid Course [Free for Uva Academic Employees! Reimbursable for Trip Leaders!]
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $185. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: Earn your course FEE BACK BY REIMBURSEMENT! Details: www.outdoorsatuva.org/resources/?WildernessFirstAid FREE FOR UVA EMPLOYEES! Most academic employees can …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant [Free for Uva Academic Employees!]
>> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback March 2015 >> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback August 2013 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / pediatric / infant). Get a 2-year certification. Full instruction, practice, and certification …
Tire-Less James – Kayak/Canoe Tire Clean Up
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN… -Canoeing/Kayaking/Tubing an easy stretch of the river? -Making the world more beautiful? -Meeting environmentally conscious people? -Collecting tires for a diorama? If answered yes or kinda to any of these questions, look no further for the perfect trip. The James River Association is holding its annual river clean up called “The Tire-Less James” on October 3. …
Wilderness First Aid + Cpr/Aed/Choking Certification Course [Free for Uva Academic Employees! Reimbursable for Trip Leaders!]
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > wilderness area This will be held at a beautiful UVa Thomas Jefferson-designed installation, way up in the mountains above Blacksburg at UVa’s Mountain Lake Biological Station. There’s a small lake for swimming or boating, …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant [Free for Uva Academic Employees!]
>> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback August 2013 >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback March 2015 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / pediatric / infant). Get a 2-year certification. Full instruction, practice, and certification …
Another Anti-Foxfield Day Hike-Mount Pleasant
Hey guys! I decided to modify my trip and make it an easier/shorter hike. I’m planning on hiking mount pleasent which is an absolutely beautiful hike! The hike is really fun, and not too difficult, its pretty well paced. There are also east and west views of the summit which I’m really excited to see in the springtime! It doesn’t …
Service Trip: Lambeth Creek Cleanup
Hey Outdoors Club- Were you inspired today (it’s Earth day, remember) to do some environmental service work? This Friday the 24th from 4 to 6 pm there is a crew going out to clean up the stream that runs in front of Carrs Hill field and Lambeth field apartments. Note: the cleanup is being organized by another organization, not by …
Trail Building at Byrom Forest Preserve Park
Come join me to build some trails out in Byrom Forest Preserve Park! A few reasons why you should come: – Byrom Park is gorgeous – contribute to the Cville area’s rad outdoorsiness – hacking into the Earth with a McCleod hoe is extremely satisfying – …and is also a great hangover remedy – Meet Tucker Rollins, the bespectacled gentleman …
Wilderness First Aid Course [Free for Uva Academic Employees! Reimbursable for Trip Leaders!]
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $185. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: Earn your course FEE BACK BY REIMBURSEMENT! Details: www.outdoorsatuva.org/resources/?WildernessFirstAid FREE FOR UVA EMPLOYEES! Most academic employees can …
Picking Up Trash
It is hard to miss all of the litter in the bushes around the corner and 14th street. I was thinking we could walk around and clean some of it up for half an hour or so. If enough people sign up for the trip we could meet on the corner near Bodos bagles and go from there.
Beginner/Intermediate Kayaking & Water Clean Up on the Rivanna
High of 63 degrees + World Water Clean Up Day + The Rivanna = Beginner/Intermediate kayaking day trip! This Saturday, the Rivanna Conservation Society is participating in World Water Clean Up on the Rivanna River and Reservoir. This event is from 10am-1pm, and the current plan (once I hear back officially from the event hosts) is to volunteer for 3 …
Ohill Trail Maintenance
In the Fall of my first year at UVA, I would walk the winding wooded trails that go around the sides of Observatory Hill. I would go alone and with friends, on bike and on foot. I felt (and still do) very strongly about those beautiful trails, which gave me many a quiet time to gather my thoughts in the …
**Cancelled**Learn About Nols! (National Outdoor Leadership School)
Are you interested in working in the outdoor recreation industry? Need to expand your technical and leadership skill base in the backcountry? Come talk with a NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) representative about courses, internships and job opportunities! Come by Monroe Hall, room 122 Thursday, March 5th from 7:00pm-8:00pm!. We will have pizzas on hand to fuel your outdoor enthusiasm, …
Trail Building at Byrom Forest Preserve Park
Come join me to build some trails out in Byrom Forest Preserve Park! A few reasons why you should come: – Byrom Park is gorgeous – contribute to the Cville area’s rad outdoorsiness – hacking into the Earth with a McCleod hoe is extremely satisfying – …and is also a great hangover remedy – Meet Tucker Rollins, the bespectacled gentleman …
Wilderness First Aid Course [Free for Uva Academic Employees! Reimbursable for Trip Leaders!]
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $185. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: Earn your course FEE BACK BY REIMBURSEMENT! Details: www.outdoorsatuva.org/resources/?WildernessFirstAid FREE FOR UVA EMPLOYEES! Most academic employees can …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant [Free for Uva Academic Employees!]
This’ll be the most FUN CPR class you’ve ever taken or will take! No sleepy DVD! Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / pediatric / infant). Get a 2-year certification. Full instruction, practice, and certification all done during this one eve. No online prerequisite work. Quotes (anonymous feedback) from prior students: >> “Much more fun …
Wilderness First Aid Course [Free for Uva Academic Employees! Reimbursable for Trip Leaders!]
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $185. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: Earn your course FEE BACK BY REIMBURSEMENT! Details: www.outdoorsatuva.org/resources/?WildernessFirstAid FREE FOR UVA EMPLOYEES! Most academic employees can …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant [Free for Uva Academic Employees!]
This’ll be the most FUN CPR class you’ve ever taken or will take! No sleepy DVD! Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / pediatric / infant). Get a 2-year American Heart Association certification. Full instruction, practice, and certification all done during this one eve. No online prerequisite work. Quotes (anonymous feedback) from prior students: >> …
Morven Kitchen Gardens
Morven Gardens is a one acre, live experiment in sustainable market farming at UVA. Run primarily by students, this land provides a chance to learn about and experiment with agriculture for those who would not otherwise have a chance. Now, Morven is in need of volunteers to help clean up post-harvest. They’re looking for a group of interested Outdoors Club …
Pioneers of Gnar – Shovel-Slinging and Trail Forging
Come, my tan-faced children, Follow well in order, get your weapons ready; Have you your pistols, have you your sharp-edged axes? Pioneers! o pioneers! For we cannot tarry here, We must shred my darlings, we must forge the trail gnar, We, the smelly dirtbag races, all the rest on us depend. Pioneers! O pioneers! – Walt Whitman This Saturday, the …
Map F, Great North Mountain Gps Reconnaissance Mission
Team, This weekend, we are going to Edinburg, VA. We have a GPS Surveying mission to complete. A squad of GPS Rangers from the Potomac Area Trail Club (PATC) has called for the assistance of 4 Outdoors Club members to help survey an unmarked area of the Great North Mountain known as “Map F” from Friday 11/7 to Saturday 11/8. …
Ragged Mountain Natural Area Trail Construction
Hey everyone! Do you have a little bit of time to spare this Saturday and want to help establish an awesome new Charlottesville park? Then come on Saturday to the Ragged Mountain Natural Area for a little Trail Building! We’ll meet at the graveyard side of Echols dorm at 8:30 and drive out to the new Natural Area. It’s only …
Rivanna River Tire Clean-Up: Canoe/Kayak/Shred – Rescheduled
Trying to paddle down a river and pick up tires. Weather for Sunday looks righteous, so let’s flunking do it. Description from last time (people from last trip have priority) ———————————————————————— If you’ve ever been in the Rivanna River, you know 1. how gorgeous it is and 2. how much trash (i.e. tires) is dumped there. I say we all …
Mountain Justice Fall Summit
Come out to Kayford Mountain in West Virginia to see firsthand the effects of mountaintop removal in the area! Kayford Mountain is the last mountain in the area that has not been completely destroyed due to mountaintop removal. We will be camping on the mountain, and spending time with other environmentally-minded folks! This is a great opportunity to meet other …
Rivanna River Tire Clean-Up: Canoe/Kayak/Shred
Hey yos, If you’ve ever been in the Rivanna River, you know 1. how gorgeous it is and 2. how much trash (i.e. tires) is dumped there. I say we all take some shredamphetamines and with our blood pumping and pupils dialated, clean up some of the mess left behind by totally unrad people. This upcoming Tuesday morn’, we’ll head …
Service Trip: Trail Workday at Byrom Forest Preserve Park in Crozet
Howdy howdy! I know that almost everyone here appreciates the simplicity and beauty of hiking. I know that it holds a very special place in my heart among outdoors activities. Often hiking would be impractical or impossible without a well-maintained trail. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO GIVE BACK! We will be helping make/maintain trails at Byrom Forest Preserve Park in …
River Clean-Up (from Canoe or Kayak): “the Tire-Less James”
Join me to help clean up the James River! This is a canoe/kayak adventure for all levels, and is a river-service trip aimed at removing tires from the James. I signed up team Outdoors at UVA to clean the section of the James from Wingina to Howardsville, which is a regional stretch of that wonderful waterway that I’ve been wanting …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
[Course might be full. Join, and then reply-to-all on your welcome-to-adventure email to see if a space is still available. Thanks!] This’ll be the most FUN CPR class you’ve ever taken or will take! No sleepy DVD! Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / pediatric / infant). Get a 2-year certification. Full instruction, practice, and …
Rivanna Trail Work Day
Come out on Saturday from 9-12 to do some trail maintenance on the Rivanna! We all know that we use the Rivanna to no end. Those afternoon trail runs, weekend walks or totally rad mountain bike rides wouldn’t be possible without our lovely neighborhood trail. So let’s join the Rivanna Trail Club on their monthly work day to help out …