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New focus on getting kids and young people into the outdoors

By Linda Picone

For many of us, enjoyment of the outdoors started with childhood. Maybe it was the first time we slept in a tent and saw the stars without the interference of city lights. Maybe it was a parent or relative teaching us to fish up north. Maybe it was a school trip to a state park, or a week at a summer camp.

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Grilley says goodbye

Longtime director moves on to form state bicycle advocacy organization

After serving more than 12 years as the Parks & Trails Council's executive director, Dorian Grilley has moved on to pursue his dream of creating a new statewide bicycle advocacy organization.

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