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  • Backcountry Outfitters - Southern Indiana outdoor adventureclub. Camping, backpacking, hiking and other outdoor gear available here.
  • Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont - Located in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Institute provides residential environmental education and camping experiences for school groups, teachers, naturalists and others.
  • Gum Tree Lane Books - Publisher dedicated to the San Mateo County (CA) coast. El Granada history (Daniel H. Burnham), Montara Mountain trails, Coastside Trail
  • Half Wild - Easy family overnights by backpack, bicycle, and paddle in Northern California. Family guide to getting away from cars and into nature.

Santa Barbara

Discover the city of Santa Barbara, California, the birthplace of Earth Day. A 1969 oil platform blowout off the coast of Santa Barbara led to a wave of environmental laws nationwide. That gave impetus to what we consider now the cornerstones to the modern environmental movement. A year later, the first Earth Day was held followed by the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. A succession of other laws protecting water, marine life and endangered species followed.