Fun BOLT Related Opportunities
- Brown Outing Club - BOC runs a newsgroup and a listserv and can put you in contact with other people who want to play outside! They also negotiate discount rates at the Rhode Island Rock Gym (see below) and other area businesses so it's worth the $5 to join!
- Outdoor Leadership Environmental Education Project - OLEEP is a mentoring program for Met High School students of all grade levels. Brown volunteers engage with the Met students in one-on-one mentoring relationships, weekly environmental education/science workshops, and camping or backpacking trips. OLEEP strives to foster individual awareness, personal challenge, and leadership skills in Brown and Met students as they learn from each other. OLEEP began in 1997 by a group of BOLT Leaders wishing to share their experience with the outdoors with high school students here in Providence.
The White Mountains
- Appalachian
Mountain Club - The AMC Focuses on conservation, education, and recreation
in the White Mountains, and they've done so since 1876! They're
American's Oldest Conservation Organization!! They do a great
job of maintaining trails and keeping the land we hike on in the Whites
beautiful and accessible to groups like us. They also have many
summer and full-time jobs that past and present BOLT members have
done- openings are listed on their website.
- Also check out the AMC – backpacker sites.
- Randolph Mountain Club - The Randolph Mountain Club maintains a network of nearly 110 miles of hiking trails, principally on the northern slopes of Mount Madison, Mount Adams, and Mount Jefferson in the Presidential range of the White Mountain National Forest, and on the Crescent Range in the town of Randolph, NH. (Groups O& P travel on some of the RMC trails)
- Alpinezone.com for pictures from our hiking trails
- 4,000 Footers Club - This site also has some fun info about the trails we hike. It's a "peakbagging" site; so, keep this in mind. The estimates for time may differ; since, they are often hiking with light weight packs and sometimes only a day bag and paying to stay in the huts with bunks.
Hiker Shuttles
- The AMC Hiker Shuttle schedule
- The Shuttle Connection operates out of North Woodstock, (which borders Lincoln and shares the school system, etc.)
Outdoor Gear and Outfitters
- Campmor and Sierra Trading Post both have
some great prices!
- REI -
This outfitter sells gear on-line and the closest stores to Providence
are in Cranston, RI, and Framingham,
MA. Also check out good deals on-line at REI-outlet.com
- Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) - EMS sells their gear on-line also, and has retail stores in Cranston, RI and North Attleboro, MA at the Emerald Square Mall. EMS offers discount days to members of outdoor organizations in the fall.
Outdoor Leadership Skills
Training Related Information
- Leave
No Trace (LNT) - All BOLT leaders receive LNT training, and BOLT
participants practice these skills on the trail.
- SOLO
(Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities) - Wilderness Medicine,
Outdoor Leadership and Rescue School. Located in Conway, NH.
Courses
- American Red Cross - CPR, First Aid Courses
Outdoor Leadership Schools
- National
Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
- Outward
Bound
- Greenfield Community College - Outdoor Leadership Program
- University of New Hampshire - Outdoor Education Programs
- Prescott College -Adventure Education, Experiential Ed and Sustainability
Outdoor and Environmental Jobs
- Association
for Experiential Education - This organization provides BOLT's
accreditation, and has good information about the Field of Experiential
Education, including Jobs, Conferences and Events, and related publications.
- Princeton
Guide to Outdoor and Environmental Careers - This site, published
by Princeton's Outdoor Action Program has many great links and resources,
including career information
- Idealist.org -
Job listings for and information about over 29,000 non-profit and
community organizations in the U.S. and abroad! A great resource.
- Student Conservation Association (SCA) - Offers summer and year-round internships (with stipends) in conservation service, outdoor skills, and leadership training. A great opportunity to work in some of our National Parks and Forests and urban green spaces!
Local Opportunities of Interest
- Rhode Island Rock Gym - Not too far from campus and a great place to practice your climbing skills, or learn to climb for the very first time!
