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AORE is requesting members to review the newly released draft of the Wilderness First Responder Scope of Practices document. Please support this extremely important effort and show the wilderness medical community that the AORE has a vested interest in the outcomes of these new course SOP’s. Email all comments to Tim Mertz at mertzt@uwstout.edu
AORE is currently accepting nominations for the 2010 Jim Rennie Leadership Award sponsored by Osprey, Bill March Student Achievement Award sponsored by Osprey and David J Webb Program Excellence Award. These awards recognize AORE professional, student and program members that have made outstanding and noteworthy contributions to the field of Outdoor Recreation and Education. Nominate a member here.
The 2010 annual conference in Keystone is seeing skill-based clinics and equipment demo opportunities for the Winter Skills and Demo Day. Find out more, or submit a proposal here. AORE delegation attended Outdoor Nation Summit in New York City! We are pleased to announce the publication of the newest issue of the Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership (JOREL) Volume 2(1). Go here to learn more. Student Scholarship info for 2010 conference on the Awards page. Apply Now! |
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Steve has worked in outdoor recreation for almost 20 years now. He currently directs the outdoor program at Sam Houston State University where along with guiding outdoor trips for students, he oversees the development of a 345 acre outdoor recreation facility, manages a climbing and gear rental operation, and provides field based technical support for research expeditions across the United States and at various locations around the world. Steve earned his bachelors and masters from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. He is a WFR, and in his years in outdoor recreation has instructed a wide variety of outdoor pursuits. He and his wife Angie have a young daughter named Kaelin and two dogs: Blu and Bailey. He is an avid reader and a die-hard Pittsburgh sports fan. When not leading trips you can often find him working in his yard, riding his motorcycle, or just enjoying being outside.