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What's travel without nature? Whether you are visiting relatives, sightseeing, or attending a destinationevent, nature adds spice to your journey. Enjoying nature doesn't require outdoor gear, but hiking the backroads and pathways of our national parks, state parks, city and county parks can deliver heartfelt rewards when you prepare with proper shoes, hat and sunscreen, a map, and leaving info about where you're going makes your outdoor adventure more fun. Enjoy our amazing natural treasures!

• Turn off the TV and go outside - Hiking and Natural Fun Surgeon General Warning: There's more to life than TV!
  
• Summer Treasure Hunt for Mysteries Right Under Your Feet Local wildflowers, shrubs and trees are taken for granted...but a summer treasure hunt will open your eyes to charming treasures right at home!
  
• Project Wild + Scouting = Fun Nature Learning! Assist teachers with activities that were interdisciplinary while focusing on wildlife - Project Wild.
  
• Are National Parks Like a Backyard? US National Parks and other departments charged with keeping our biodiversity, our wildlife, our weather patterns...in tact.
  
• National Trails Day - June 4 June 4: the only nationwide trails celebration, bringing together thousands of outdoor enthusiasts to participate in educational exhibits, trail dedications, gear demonstrations, instructional workshops and trail work projects
  
• Nature Centers: Mini travel destinations with maxi rewards Nature centers are a wonderful way to share your local treasures with family and friends.
  
• RV Ideas for Family Traveling RV traveling resources and ideas for family vacations and adventure travel
  
• Camping Parks at Southern California Beaches Best Southern California Camping Beaches for Ocean, Wildlife and Nature Photography
  
• Camping Vacations in California The most popular Southern California Camping Beaches
  
• Obesity cure - Please walk on the grass! Health benefits of time outdoors in nature to prevent obesity and increase quality of life for everyone.
  
• California Travel with Natural Benefits Traveling is one of the best ways to learn, and share knowledge about nature with one another...here are helpful ideas about eco-travel
  
• California Agritourism Agricultural tourism, or agri-tourism, is fun! And it is one alternative for improving the incomes and potential economic viability of small farms and rural communities.
  
• San Diego Grown -- San Diego County Agritourism Agritourism also showcases the diversity and uniqueness of local agri-culture, thereby increasing the visibility and the appeal of locally grown products.
  
• AgAdventures in California's Central Coast Central California AgAdventures offers farm tours, education and pick it yourself fresh food opportunities. Fun and fruitful!
  
• Beaches of Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles Beach Quality Links
  
• Holiday Outings That Stir the Soul Native gardens and demonstration gardens for holiday daytrips
  
• California Beach Water Quality Update, July 20-06 As many as 1.5 million people are sickened by bacterial pollution on Southern California beaches each year
  
• American Ecotourism is Agritourism in Southern California Sample the fun family outings at agri-tourism locations in Southern California -- from avocados to pet shows!
  
• Southern California Audubon chapters for birdwatching Southern California Audubon chapters for birdwatching walks and conservation
  
• Public gardens provide variety as well as beauty Public gardens provide local and nearby ecotourism for learning, enjoyment and ecological support.
  
• The US National Park Service prepares for the next century of conservation National Park Service celebrates 90 years of preservation and conservation of wilderness and natural resources for recreation, learning and conservation of national monuments
  
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• Back to Natives Springtime Nature Events
  in Orange County, Southern California Back to Natives RESTORATION spring nature walks, classes, Earth Day celebrations, etc. in Orange County, Southern California
  
• Wildflower Hotline for Southern California - March-May Theodore Payne Wildflower Hotline for scenic viewing
  
• California Poppy Reserve The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is an 1800 acre state reserve nestled in the Antelope Buttes of Los Angeles County, Southern California.
  
• Summer Camps - California California summercamps are wondrous places to discover the 95% of the state that is wild!
  

NOTE to my readers: We provide resource links to help you protect and nurture your natural resources. Tip: when you contact suppliers in person, online, by phone or email...please ask them about alternatives that are sustainable, green, or habitat-healthy. By asking, we advocate for better protection of our natural resources. Thank you, Carolyn.