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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Getting Kids to Pay Attention to the Outdoors
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:03:52
	Publish Date:		2019-07-29 05:00:00
	Description:		Getting kids to shift their attention to the outdoors can be a challenge, even on a beautiful summer day. In this week's episode of Wildlife Matters, the Masked Biologist talks about his own efforts as a father to help keep children connected to nature. Recently my family took a trip to Portland Oregon, a weird and wonderful place. The boys did not enjoy the big city experience; if you ask them what their favorite parts of the trip would have been, they probably would have focused on what we now refer to as ecotourism--being in nature and seeing the sights that northern Oregon and southern Washington had to offer in terms of geography, water, and natural resources. They loved the drive to Mount Hood, the highlight of which was taking a chilly walk at timberline. As we drove back down the mountain, we stopped at a couple of small waterfalls formed by melting snow careening down the rocks. Another day we drove to Mount St. Helens, which was the focus of the world’s attention for several
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