With summer camps starting, it’s only fitting that June is National Great Outdoors Month. Thanks to an official proclamation by President Barack Obama, the entire month is dedicated to celebrating and cherishing our natural treasures and unique landscapes.
Amidst the Chesapeake Bay, Patuxent and Potomac Rivers, and numerous state parks, we are honored to be a part of Southern Maryland’s green-space. We are proud to support Great Outdoors America Week 2012 and their initiatives. We are also excited to learn that over two dozen bills to protect open spaces have been introduced to Congress.
Besides contributing 108-acres of green-space to the community, the Melwood Recreation Center is committed to outdoor preservation through our operations and programming. Our single-stream recycling reduces plant sorting efforts, allows for more paper grade recycling, and reduces overall costs. Our limited vehicle use ensures that only programmatically-necessary vehicles are in use. Through our youth camp, Camp Accomplish, we continue to offer quality, intentional outdoor recreation for children of ALL ability levels. We also believe that healthy bodies make healthy minds and at Melwood Recreation Center, our goal is that every body that comes in leaves a little healthier.
Our friends at The Wilderness Society have spear-headed the Great Outdoors Week which concludes today. We encourage all our friends to LIKE them on Facebook and offer support in their ever-continuing quest to keep the great outdoors great!
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