Boulder Teens: Left Hand Outdoor Challenge Accepting Applications

Are you between 14 and 18 years old and living in Boulder County? Do you like the outdoors. Well, the Left Hand Outdoor Challenge is now accepting applications for its sixth season.

The free program teaches teens about various careers in natural resources and develop new outdoor skills. The program runs from September through May and requires the teens to attend one Wednesday evening and one full Saturday challenge per month. (For more information on this and other local stories, subscribe to your local Patch for breaking news alerts.)

For the upcoming 2017/2018 season LHOC participants will be able to engage in the following activities:

• September: Campout and Outdoor Skills Workshop
• October: Rock Climbing
• November: Volunteer Project
• December: Ranger Skills and Defensive Tactics
• January: City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Challenge
• February: Winter Survival
• March: Wildlife Interaction with Colorado Parks and Wildlife
• April: Mountain Biking Skills and Trail Building
• May: Outdoor Skills Triathlon

The program has received awards from the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education for best new environmental program, the National Association of Counties Achievement Award for Children and Youth, and a Boulder County Pinnacle Award from the Board of County Commissioners.

For more information and to apply, visit www.BoulderCountyOpenSpace.org/challenge, contact Park Ranger Sarah Andrews at 720-261-2495, or email LHOC@bouldercounty.org.

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