Sentences with phrase «outdoor communities on»
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She happens to live in Cumberland, a small community that thrives on outdoor activities, local organic food, art and music.
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They're also here for the sense of community: people sprawled on picnic blankets around an outdoor hearth, drinking six - packs and watching the sun go down.
Camp activities — including outdoor discovery and sports (led by the YMCA)-- will take place at Redbrook, a community inspired by nature that's set on 1,400 acres of preserved forest, fresh water, and cranberry bogs.
The outdoor pool, which sits between the community center and the club, is only open to village residents on Mondays during the summer swimming season.
Nearly 60 residents attended a special parks meeting Monday night to discuss a proposed 15,000 - square - feet outdoor skating and bicycling park on the grounds of the Prairie Lakes Community Center, 515 E. Thacker St.
The Wilmette Park District board could vote Monday on an outdoor ice hockey rink that has heated up community interest.
«But on a deeper level, these volunteers understand that working together in the outdoors is an inspiring way to create a larger community of people committed to supporting nature.»
According to the recommendation unanimously approved by the committee last week, an all - ages community center with an outdoor aquatic center and optional indoor pool would be built at Hunt Club Park on Hunt Club Road north of Washington Street.
Whereas other communities treat the winter as just another business - as - usual season that requires heavier clothing and a few more vacation days, Wicker Park seems to take on a glow and a manner that suggest a vigor and vibrancy like no other time of the year; in fact, it may be the one neighborhood that becomes more oriented to outdoor activities during the winter than any other subdivision in the city.
«John's history as a community leader will further engage and educate the community on the brand new Connect Kids initiative, which involves free access to all fourth - grade students and their families, free field trips for eligible schools, free Learn to Swim lessons for children, the youth conservation corps and various outdoor recreational programs.
Also, the president of the Bronx Community College said the school would remove the bronze busts of those two same Southern generals from its Hall of Fame for Great Americans, a century - old outdoor sculpture gallery on the campus.
Spokesmen from Farrell and City Councilman Robert Jackson's offices urged the community board to withhold support of the license renewal until Il Sole's owner agreed to reach a compromise on outdoor operating hours during the summer, something officials believe will help improve quality of life on Dyckman Street.
BCHN Annual Health Fair Field Day Area Children Participate in Fun - Filled Day of Outdoor Activity Dozens of young children participated in the annual Bronx Community Health Network / BCHN Health Fair Field Day at the Evander Childs Educational Campus on -LSB-...]
DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said, «Snowmobiling is a popular outdoor recreation activity and an important economic engine for local communities, and through the Governor's leadership we are helping our communities capitalize on this great wintertime activity.
«When I look at Gulick Park, I see the surrounding public housing, senior centers, and children and families who depend on this space to engage with their community and enjoy the outdoors.»
She happens to live in Cumberland, a small community that thrives on outdoor activities, local organic food, art and music.
She happens to live in Cumberland, a small community that thrives on outdoor activities, local organic food, art and music.
Local residents want to pull the plug on a wine bar's bid to serve booze in its outdoor seating area because it will expose children to seedy «Internet people» flocking there for dates after meeting online, they claimed at a recent community board meeting.
Studies have shown that outdoor recreation can contribute to combating discrimination and have benefits on the wider community.
The children's outdoor activities are based on real life practical experiences that replicate life in the community.
History In Scotland a programme called «Outdoor Journeys» take students on a tour of their local area and asks them to apply their local knowledge and understanding to broader historical themes to help them understand how local culture and community evolved.
Amongst the report's policy recommendations calling for action on play from the Department for Education, the API has asked for: «Children's health and wellbeing to be prioritised with suitable availability of outdoor play spaces for early year's children, schools and communities.»
Some did amazing things in terms of staff development regarding outdoor learning; others focused heavily on using the talents of parents and community members, and some channeled amazing energy from staff members into developing and constructing unique site enhancements.
Suder's curriculum is further enhanced by a special emphasis on the arts: musical instrument instruction, ballroom dancing, and fine art, in addition to providing community based and outdoor experiential education opportunities.
Any learning that happens through community engagement, including service learning, outdoor education and other approaches, can be enriched by the people who genuinely use the community on a regular basis — including adults and students.
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Other community - building events included Zumba classes, a workshop on morning routines, and an outdoor education retreat for Latin American families.
Better weather, more outdoor opportunities, extremely low crime rate, great schools, very little commute time (and what there is rural highway with little traffic, both community college and university... I could go on and on.
The Cats On My Block by Valerie Sicignano This picture book, written by Valerie Sicignano, Community Outreach Director of the NYC Feral Cat Initiative of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, introduces young children to the world of outdoor cats.
In most communities, local ordinances require that dogs be kept on a leash when outdoors.
Community cats are unowned cats who live outdoors in virtually every landscape on every continent where people live.
While it might be tempting to place our own desires for the comforts of indoor living on cats, the truth is community cats prefer living outdoors.
Does your community have street lights, flood lights, or other outdoor lights on at night?
Although the actual impacts of community cats compared to pet cats on wildlife are hotly debated, one issue that is not is that the capacities of most shelter programs are simply insufficient to decrease the overall number of outdoor cats in a community.
During our Whisker Wonderland Day on December 20, the community came out with their pets to snap a picture with Santa and gaze at our holiday hand - painted outdoor displays.
We have developed world - recognized best practices for humane care of outdoor cats, and have produced materials, trainings, and advice on these practices for the millions of Americans providing care to stray and feral cats in their community.
Most communities have a «leash law», which prohibits dog owners from taking their dog outdoors unless they are on a leash.
A coalition of Guelph groups working with Nature Canada's Keep Cats Safe & Save Bird Lives campaign are calling on the community to help keep both safe by keeping cats from roaming outdoors unsupervised.
Although the actual impacts of community and pet cats on wildlife are hotly debated, one fact is clear: the capacities of most shelter programs are simply insufficient to decrease the overall number of outdoor cats in a community.
Cats in general come on a wide spectrum, ranging from friendly, domesticated kitties who want to live in your home, to community cats who are semi-friendly but prefer living outdoors, to feral cats, who are essentially undomesticated wildlife that want nothing to do with humans.
Regardless of whether they are owned or not, cats who are outdoors are the leading cause of cat overpopulation in communities and can be a conservation threat to at least some species of wildlife on a case - by - case basis.
By bringing together Canada's oldest conservation charity and Canada's largest animal welfare community, we're increasing knowledge and education on the benefits to cats, birds and others when owned cats are prevented from roaming unsupervised outdoors.
Because the shelter is not overrun with outdoor cats, staff can focus their limited time on adoptable cats and dogs, and both of these groups have higher adoption rates when community cat programs are in place.
This policy is based on the fact that although feral cats, also called community cats, are the same species as pet cats, they live outdoors and are not socialized to people.
On January 27, equipped with a few tools and a lot of elbow grease, the Explorers joined the ASPCA's Community Engagement team for a special session with the NYC Feral Cat Initiative to build outdoor, cold - weather enclosures for feral cat colonies in the South Bronx.
Guelph (September 20, 2016)-- Canada's bird and cat populations are in trouble, and a coalition of Guelph groups working with Nature Canada's Keep Cats Safe & Save Bird Lives campaign are calling on the community to help keep both safe by keeping cats from roaming outdoors unsupervised.
They are the duo behind a sustainable travel blog Drink Tea & Travel, traveling the world in search of outdoor adventures, cultural experiences, human connections, and ways to make a positive impact on the destinations and communities they visit.
If you time your Kauai vacation around the monthly dinner at The Farm at Kukui`ula, you will be invited to dine outdoors with the community under tropical skies on The Great Lawn featuring spectacular ocean views.
Set right on Playa Hermosa in the gated community of Hermosa Palms in Puntarenas, the six - bedroom villa offers dramatic ocean views from its interiors and has outdoor living spaces just steps from the sand.
Situated on the sunny southern shore of Kauai and flanked by fantastic beaches and a backdrop of lush mountains, the Poipu Beach Resort community is one of the best areas of the island to stay, but even if your lodgings are elsewhere on the island, it's well - worth spending a day or evening in Poipu, taking advantage of the wealth of restaurants and outdoor recreational opportunities, from world - class golf resorts to zip - lining to relaxing on the beach.