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The University of West Georgia’s Campus Recreation Department is known for intramural sports – but most people aren’t aware that they offer nature trips all year round as well. The department holds between one and two trips a month for students.
Trip costs vary between $10 to $50, and if students don’t have their own equipment, rentals are available at UWG for free. Group size is also kept small, capped at about 12 students per trip. Many different varieties of outings are planned including hiking, rafting, camping, canoeing and rock climbing.
Coordinator of Outdoor Recreation Tara Mostowy takes requests for trips. Confirmed trips, however, don’t appear on the calendar for almost a year because it is created at the beginning of each fall semester.
“My goal is to get people off [of] their couches,” said Mostowy.
She has a background in biology, so during many outings, students can learn about the wilderness surrounding them. Students also have volunteer and wilderness stewardship opportunities available.
This year is the second time the Recreation Department is having an alternative spring break trip, consisting of camping and hiking in many different places.
The department is going on two different trips this year, one to Cumberland Island. The other outing planned is to the Great Smokey National Forest. During both trips, students will enjoy the scenery will doing trail maintenance.
Here are the dates of all Campus Recreation Department outings planned this semester:
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Feb. 15 – March 5 |
Registration for Climbing Class on March 10, 2010 and Sand Rock Climbing Class on March 13, 2010 |
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Feb. 22 – March 17 |
Registration for Alternative Spring Break |
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Feb. 26 – 28 |
Caving Trip (Raccoon Mountain ) |
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Climbing Class TBA in the Campus Center |
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March 13 |
Climbing Class, Sand Rock, Alabama |
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March 15 – April 7 |
Registration for Flatwater Paddling Trip |
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Alternative Spring Break Trip |
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April 9 – 11 |
Paddling Flatwater Trip |
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April 19 – May 7 |
Registration for Canoeing Night Class |
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Earth Day Hike ( NO REGISTRATION ) |
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May 3 – 21 |
Registration for Sweetwater Creek State Park Day Hike |
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May 10 |
Canoeing Class (Campus Center 6:00 P.M.) |
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May 14 – 16 |
Canoeing Days (Lake Tanner from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) |
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Sweetwater Creek State Park Day Hike |
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June 5 - 25 |
Registration for White-Water Rafting DEADLINE: NOON ON 6/25/10 |
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June 26 – 27 |
White Water Rafting Trip |
For information about any outings or requirements, contact the Campus Recreation Department at 678-839-6617. The schedule may also be found online at http://www.uwgintramurals.org/.
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