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In 2003, President Bush launched the Healthier US Initiative to help Americans live longer, better, and healthier lives. The Outdoor Industry Association has partnered with federal agencies to promote outdoor activity and volunteerism on public lands through the GET FIT WITH US program. GET FIT WITH US recognizes that Americans' public lands and waters area a perfect fit for raising healthy families.

Hiking, biking, camping, paddling, snowshoeing, and skiing America's public lands and waters can permanently change lives for the better, resulting in healthy, more active lifestyles for generations to come.

Our Be Active Bitterroot program encourages Bitterroot Valley residents to participate in outdoor recreation and volunteer activities that will reconnect them to their natural and physical heritage, ensuring that a love of the American outdoors and an active lifestyle is passed on from one generation to the next. Citizens who use these public lands will grow attached to them, frequent them more often, and become strong supporters of public lands, water, and wilderness areas.

Our program has established partnerships with numerous federal, state, county, and city agencies, and non-profit community organizations. Our partners have created a variety of opportunities, e.g., hiking, biking, and bird watching, for citizens to experience each month in 2008 starting with the kick-off in May.

Click on the links below for more detailed information on the program and to print out your Passport.

• Welcome to the GET FIT WITH US - Be Active Bitterroot Passport Program (2008)
• Be Active Bitterroot Passport 2008 (.pdf, 1,297kb)
  

A list of the activities offered May 2008 through Decempber 2008 is shown below.

May

May 15th - Lick Creek Hike
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM, Contact Sherry Ritter, USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station, 777-7416

May 17th - Bass Creek Trail Ride
10:00 AM to Noon, Contact Tanya Charles, 2 Trails Become 1 Club, 546-9838

May 30th - Basic Nutrition/Healthy Kids Seminar
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, Contact Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital, 363-2211

June

June 10th - Introduction to Geocaching
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Contact Janeen Hetzler, Bitter Root RC&D, 381-2951

June 13th - Willoughby Wildflower Hike
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Contact Linda Pietarinen, Bitterroot National Forest, 363-7172

June 14th - National Get Outdoors Day - Coyote Coulee Hike
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Contact Janeen Hetzler, Bitter Root RC&D, 381-2951

June 18th - Monthly Moonwalk “Beetle Moon”
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM – Evening Walk, Contact Julie Schreck, Bitterroot National Forest, 375-2606
8:00 PM to 9:30 PM – Presentation, Contact Julie Schreck, Bitterroot National Forest, 375-2606

June 23rd - Blodgett Overlook Hike
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Contact Fred Weisbecker, Bitterroot Backcountry Horsemen, 375-9317

June 24th - Geocaching 101
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Contact Janeen Hetzler, Bitter Root RC&D, 381-2951

June 26th - Larry Creek Hike
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM, Contact Sherry Ritter, Bitterroot Audubon, 777-7416

July

July 10th - Blood Pressure/Lab Work Interpretation Seminar
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, Contact Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital, 363-2211

July 12th - 3rd Annual Bitterroot Floating Weed Pull
12:30 PM to 5:30 PM, Contact the Ravalli County Weed District, 777-5842

July 18th - Intergenerational Walk and Roll
11:15 AM to 12:45 PM, Contact Sharon Bladen, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, 363-1102

July 19th - Monthly Moonwalk “CCC Moon”
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM – Evening Walk, Contact Julie Schreck, Bitterroot National Forest, 375-2606
8:00 PM to 9:30 PM – Presentation, Contact Julie Schreck, Bitterroot National Forest, 375-2606

July 24th - Tin Cup Loop Hike
6:00 PM to 8:30 Pm, Contact Janeen Hetzler, Bitterroot RC&D, 381-2951

August

August 16th - Peterson Lake Hike
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Contact Tim Nielsen, Valley Physical Therapy, 777-3523

August 16th - Bear Creek Waterfalls Hike
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Contact Diane Olsen, BEAR, 375-9110

August 16th - Monthly Moonwalk “Spirit Moon”
8:00 PM to 9:30 PM, Contact Julie Schreck, Bitterroot National Forest, 375-2606

August 23rd - Adventure BioThon
Begins at 8:00 AM, Contact Active Care Family Chiropractic at 777-1048 or Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge at 777-5552 x203.

September

September 6th - Bitterroot River Cleanup
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Contact Phil and Dorreen Romans at 363-0744

September 15th - Monthly Moonwalk - “Aquatic Moon”
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM – Evening Walk, Contact Julie Schreck, Bitterroot National Forest, 375-2606
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM – Presentation, Contact Julie Schreck, Bitterroot National Forest, 375-2606

September 27th- National Public Lands Day Service Project
Contact Janeen Hetzler, Bitterroot RC&D, 381-2951

October

October 6th-12th - National Wildlife Refuge Week
Contact Bob Danley, Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, 777-5552 x203

October 14th - Monthly Moonwalk “Ghost Moon”
7:00 to 8:30 PM, Contact Julie Schreck, Bitterroot National Forest, 375-2606

November

November 13th - Lake Como Full Moon Hike
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM, Contact Janeen Hetzler, Bitterroot RC&D, 381-2951

December

December 12th - Full Moon Snowshoe Hike
5:30 PM to 9:30 PM, Contact Janeen Hetzler, Bitterroot RC&D, 381-2951

Ongoing

Wednesdays & Saturdays from June through September - Campfire Tales at Travelers’ Rest State Park
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Contact Loren Flynn, Travelers Rest State Park, 273-4253

USDA Forest Service - Bitterroot National Forest
Last Modified: Friday, 06 June 2008 at 14:25:28 EDT