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Skowhegan AmeriCorps Outdoor Recreation Program
Join our AmeriCorps coaches for free, guided outdoor activities!
Check out our calendar of programs, trainings, clinics, virtual activities, and more below!
Program update – May 28, 2020
Though we initially planned to reconvene in-person programs for June, in order to ensure YOUR safety and the safety of our coaches, we have made the very difficult decision to postpone in-person activities until July. Thank you for bearing with us as we navigate these difficult times.
We are excited to rollout our summer calendar over the next few weeks! It will include local hiking adventures, paddling excursions, mountain bike rides, and more! New this year, we’ll also be leading multi-day trips to Maine destinations—and we hope you’ll plan to join in on the fun! We can’t wait to share our plans with you!
In the meantime, please like and follow the Skowhegan AmeriCorps Outdoor Recreation Program Facebook Page for the latest updates and access to all digital content, including a camp cooking video series (coming soon!), nature meditation videos, a virtual outdoor-themed book club, fitness challenges, tutorial videos (like how to stand-up paddleboard), and Animal Pen Pals!
During this stay-at-home period, we’ll be posting how-to-knot-tying videos every Tuesday on Facebook. For the fourth knot, Hayden will show you how to make a clove hitch, which is two successive half hitches. Grab a line and start knotting!
Are you missing the comradery of the breakroom in your WFH set-up? We’re here to help! Join us for your WFH break! Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 1-1:30 p.m., grab a cup of tea (maybe even coffee or hot chocolate) from your kitchen and join us for a few minutes while we chat about our favorite topic: the great outdoors! …
Want to watch a movie with us? Grab some snacks and a fluff blanket! We'll be watching Dancing with the Birds (PG), directed by Huw Cordey and voiced by Stephen Fry. Check out the movie trailer here: https://youtu.be/i6po8dWuvCI From ruffling their majestic feathers to nailing im-peck-able courtship routines, birds in paradise flaunt their best moves …
Are you missing the comradery of the breakroom in your WFH set-up? We’re here to help! Join us for your WFH break! Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 1-1:30 p.m., grab a cup of tea (maybe even coffee or hot chocolate) from your kitchen and join us for a few minutes while we chat about our favorite topic: the great outdoors! …
Time to tap into your competitive side! During this stay-at-home period, we’ll be posting fitness challenges every Friday morning on Facebook. You don’t have to be a professional weightlifter to complete these challenges. They’re simple yet deceiving. Prove you (and your partner(s)) completed the challenge by commenting on the respective post with a time-lapse video. …
It's time to see who has won the $50 gift certificate to a locally owned business of their choosing! Stay tuned to Facebook! We'll be contacting the winner as soon as their name is drawn!
Are you missing the comradery of the breakroom in your WFH set-up? We’re here to help! Join us for your WFH break! Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 1-1:30 p.m., grab a cup of tea (maybe even coffee or hot chocolate) from your kitchen and join us for a few minutes while we chat about our favorite topic: the great outdoors! …
Is your travel bug going wild? No fear! Join in as we watch “Magical Andes” (S1, E1) (Rated PG), created by Luis Ara and Alexandra Hardorf. From Argentina to Colombia, this stunning documentary follows five characters who share their deep connection to South America's majestic mountains. This episode will be in Spanish with English subtitles. …
Are you missing the comradery of the breakroom in your WFH set-up? We’re here to help! Join us for your WFH break! Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 1-1:30 p.m., grab a cup of tea (maybe even coffee or hot chocolate) from your kitchen and join us for a few minutes while we chat about our favorite topic: the great outdoors! …
May is just around the corner, and a new month means a new book! For the second session of the SAORP Book Club, we’re reading The Overstory by Richard Powers, published by W. W. Norton & Company and Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. For now, we plan to have a virtual meet-up via …
Free outdoor programming is made possible thanks to these generous partners:
