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Pick, Click, Give
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TIME IS RUNNING OUT! Deadline to Apply for the Alaska PFD is March 31, 2013 THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY NAOI ARE MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS! YOU CAN HELP ENSURE THESE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES CONTINUE BY DONATING A PORTION OF YOUR PERMANENT FUND DIVIDEND. Learn more: |
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Free Avalanche Seminars
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Join NAOI for FREE
Avalanche Safety Seminars
These interactive seminars provide great information and hands-on activities for mountain enthusiasts including skiers, boarders, riders, mushers and anyone who travels, plays or works in mountain terrain! Geared towards novices
and those with experience who want to sharpen their skills. REGISTER
  
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Wilderness Medical
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April 22nd-May 3rd
Fox Run Lodge, Palmer
May 10th-12th,
Spring Creek Farm, Palmer
Visit SOLO's website for a full schedule of their courses, wilderness medical journals, and much more! www.soloschools.com
Want to schedule a Wild Med Class for your company, contact us today for a private course!
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| ARCTIC MAN IS COMING! & SO ARE THE ZOMBIES! |
Get Ready! Arctic Man is coming April 11-14. Come join us for another Zombie Snowmobile Apocalypse and you could win an ABS Airbag, Adventure Medical Kit, and much more!
Wear an avalanche beacon and if the zombie's pick up your signal, you'll automatically be awarded a prize! Lots more information coming soon. Check it out at www.besnowsmart.org
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Safety Tip
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As the days grow longer and warmer, it's a great time to get outdoors! Just remember that warming temperatures can impact the snow making it heavier and causing stress. Often, all it takes is a trigger to set off an avalanche. That trigger could be you or someone in your group. Avoid traveling or stopping in terrain traps such as dips, gulleys or ravines. Don't hang out at the base of a slope watching your buddies as you could be in the run-out zone should an avalanche unleash.
Travel one at a time on exposed terrain and watch from a safe location. And always pay attention to avalanche forecasts and closed area signs. They are not issued to keep you from having fun, but rather to keep you safe. Visit our friends at the Alaska Avalanche Information Center or the Chugach Avalanche Information Center for current reports and updates.
You can learn more by attending a free avalanche awareness course funded by the Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation. You'll find the full schedule at www.BeSnowSmart.org Not in Alaska? Check out one of our partner agencies such as the Utah Avalanche Center or Colorado Avalanche Center for programs in your area. |
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Snow Trail Report
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Join NAOI for information on trails around the Mat-Su Valley as we start this seasons Radio Trail Reports thanks to support from Team CC and Mat-Su Vintage Racers.
The reports will air 3 times per day, 3 days per week on Q 99.7 and The Wolf 96.3, plus 2 times per day 3 days per week on 100.9 Country Legends.
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Learn To Return
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LTR Training Systems is a Survival Training and Rescue Center located in Anchorage. LTR is a world-wide support company. Created in 1986 by Brian Horner, a U.S. Military Survival & Rescue instructor, they prepare industrial workers for Alaska's arduous work environment. Since that time, they have grown to offer programs internationally, to conduct our own research into the limits of human endurance, and to design innovative training programs specifically for "survival education." Check out their web page!
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SPECIAL AWARDS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Thank you to Rasmuson Foundation for their generous grant award for NAOI to purchase equipment for safety training.
Thanks to generous support from the Arctic Slope Community Foundation, NAOI is taking the Wilderness Safety Challenge Game to the Arctic Slope!
 We are excited to partner with APU Professor DB Palmer and students from the Masters Outdoor Studies Course on this project. |
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SPONSOR THANKS!
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A huge thanks to our sponsors that have helped us to grow stronger and save more lives.
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The North America Outdoor Institute is a not-for-profit 501 C 3 organization. We do not receive regular funding from any source and depend on the generosity and support provided by Foundations, Sponsors and individuals to make our programs and community outreach possible.
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THANKS TO ALL OF OUR
MEMBERS AND PARTNERS!
AAIC, Alaska Avalanche School, Anch, Satellite Phones, Alaska Flyer, Arctic Man, BRP/Skidoo, AMDS, BCA, Polaris, ABS Airbags, Arc'Teryx, Alaska Toy Rental, Team CC, Dr. William Imlach, Ortovox, Mtn. Hardware, Dorothy Adler, Sam Albanese, Chris Dillingham, Tim Grady, Nigel Guest, Sharon & Rod Hein-Rungstad, Katrina Holancin, Korey & Olivia Holland, Donna Kramer, Jordaun Maneius, Josh McDonald, Debra McGhan, John & Arlene Murphy, DB & Greta Palmer, Jeremy Ptak, Aryne & Christopher Randall, Emily Ripley, Andy Romano, Joe Rucker, Lacey Rucker, Greg & Sherri Shepard, Stephen Shortridge, Julie St. Louis, Skylar Stewart, Keith Stinebaugh, Howard Thies, Katrina Holancin, Megan Ross, Pete & Sarah Carter, Brooke Dager, Heather Barber, Glenn Clare, Bridget Calvery, Stacie Burkhardt, Joel Voss, David Ellison, Randy Dowd, Rose Kalamarides, Ross Dodge
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