Stay active this winter with a Hiking Buddy

From 2006 to 2008 the Nevada Humane Society, a no-kill organization, received a 1,900 percent increase in dogs for adoption and a 3,200 percent increase for cats. Although the adoption rate has also increased over 100 percent, according to the Humane Society, many animals still need homes. Read more

Petition for Ship Creek Recreation Access

Ship Creek Canyon is one of Alaska’s best whitewater creeks and with its close proximity to Anchorage the most accessible in the state. The creek is located on Fort Richardson’s light-tactical training area, an area open to permitted recreation, except for water-craft recreation. An unused dam at the exit to the canyon is the primary reason for access not being allowed and we are hoping to work with the US Government to have a portage trail built so that kayakers can safely and responsibly paddle this great section of whitewater.
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Water: Needed by All, Responsibly Used by Few, by Amy Harris

“We forget the water cycle and the life cycle are one.”
-Jacques Cousteau
The Great Basin watershed, a 200,000-square-mile area covering most of Nevada and many other western states, faces future dryness likened to the Sahara desert, Newberry Professor Wallas S. Broecker said. As carbon dioxide levels rise and the global climate changes, precipitation increases in the tropics and decreases in the desert. Read more

Chasing the Olympic dream and helping kids do the same

Vancouver and the 2010 Winter Olympics are just around the corner. Shelly Robertson, an Athletes With a Cause team member, plans on being there. While racing to a 3rd in the U.S. ranking and 7th in the world, Shelly has also helped raise enough money to send 7 disadvantaged kids to ski school at Sky Tavern Junior Ski Program. This winter we hope you’ll show Shelly support as she chases her Olympic dream and helps kids do the same. Read more

Winter Kickoff Party highlights local volunteer opportunities

Reno, Nevada – Last night’s Winter Kickoff Party at Ceol Irish Pub was a great success for building awareness for our volunteer and charity programs! We had some great prizes to give away from our sponsors and the 4 nonprofits we had join us had a great night of signing up volunteers for the upcoming season. Thanks again to Ceol, Moment Skis, Sugar Bowl, Rocksport and Mt. Rose for helping make it a great night. We look forward to a busy winter of rewarding volunteerism and having a great Summer Kickoff Party with an even bigger turnout sometime this spring! Read more

Chasing the endless winter, by K.C. Deane

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My name is KC Deane and I was born and raised in Sandpoint, a small town in North Idaho. My dad was a ski patroller and started me skiing at the age of 3. I think back to those early days and realize that being exposed to the mountains and skiing has shaped my life and allowed me to do things I never would have been able to accomplish. I want to give kids the chance to pursue that same dream, a chance that they might not have. Read more

Building Winter Athletes, one comp at a time, by Kayla Fry

My name is Kayla Fry and skiing my whole life has been a blessing I can barely explain. I know the person I am today is based on my love for the snow and mountains. Now, getting my education through a scholarship with the University of Alaska Anchorage downhill ski team, I want help share that blessing with kids who can’t afford to ski. Read more

Going to church on Sunday

The sun bathed my face with warmth. The blue sky was only divided from the blue of Lake Tahoe by the dark band of mountain peaks rising out of the water. Snow speckled rocky terrain spread below me. If that’s not a scene painted by God, Tao or Brahma, I don’t know what is. Either way, I was there to worship and say thank you for the opportunity to be a part of it. Read more

Athletes With a Cause, working to send kids to ski school

It started with a simple question: “what can I do to make a difference?” Two years later athletes partnering with Life More Natural have helped raise nearly $15,000 for diverse charities. Momentum is building too. This winter we’ll be cheering on Shelly Robertson, Kayla Hoog-Fry and K.C. Deane as they chase their dreams skiing all over the world and strive to raise another $5,000 to send underprivileged kids to ski school. Read more

Celebrating two years and gearing up for a great winter

It’s funny to think that two years ago now Life More Natural was born out of a simple question: did you connect to your world today? The question stemmed from a lifestyle of traveling the world for outdoor adventure that was rewarding but that somehow left the answer to that question out of reach. Now, hundreds of stories, over 700 volunteer hours created, $15,000 raised for charity and a rapidly growing network of supporters later, the answer is beginning to emerge. Read more

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