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BE OUTDOORS ARIZONA!

Be Outdoors Arizona was created to to provide an easy path for new outdoor enthusiasts to find, explore and create new life-long hobbies that support our outdoors.

We partner with over 200 organizations that offer experiential outdoor learning opportunities, connecting recreation with conservation in a supportive community to foster a love of the outdoors!

Shooting sports and archery
Fishing and boating events
Hiking, Running, orienteering
Bird Watching
volunteer opportunities

Our full calendar features other categories such as bird watching, running, orienteering, hunting, educational workshops, club meetings, plant id, geocaching, survival training, historical tours, shooting sports, star-gazing and even sailing!

Be Outdoors Arizona was inspired by the landmark publication of Richard Louv’sLast Child in the Woods and subsequent research findings presented on his website www.childrenandnature.org that conclusively demonstrate the relationship between nature experiences and children’s health and well-being. As Louv points out, “A growing body of research links our mental, physical, and spiritual healthdirectly to our association with nature.”

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We would love to feature you and your family enjoying the great outdoors. Submit your photos for use on our events!

Support wildlife with your license plate!

Arizona Sportsmen for Wildlife Conservation is pleased to present this beautiful specialty license plate. By purchasing this plate you will be making a contribution to Arizona’s wildlife and wildlife habitat.  Seventeen dollars ($17) of each twenty-five ($25) special license fee will go to AZSFWC’s L. Gary Stinson Grant Fund. The AZSFWC will review and approve all grants from the special license plate program revenues.

These grants will fund important on-the-ground wildlife habitat restoration and enhancement projects as well outdoor recreational and educational opportunities that promote conservation.

From 2012 through 2022, AZSFWC awarded $1,322,888 in grants through our conserving wildlife license plate fund.

To order an AZSFWC Conservation License Plate online go to: https://azmvdnow.gov/plates

We are all about supporting our outdoor community!

Nonprofit support

Nonprofits benefits include help with marketing, organization management, donations and joint venture partnerships.

outdoor recreation business support

Businesses are vetted for alignment with conservation ethics and service above profit. We connect them with other businesses and nonprofits to increase their customer base and add value to their customers.

Educators bring the classroom outside

Educators have access to specialized training, educational materials, loaner items and presentations for the classroom.

County Parks

Our calendar features nonprofit conservation organizations, clubs and other groups that offer free outdoor activities to introduce you to the myriad of conservation efforts and education in our state! Our county and city parks also had educational programs and outdoor activities. You can find their events below!

Stories about our partners and the outdoors:

Meet the Arizona Bowhunters Association

By |January 2nd, 2024|

Arizona Bowhunters Association works directly with the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) in voicing opinions on issues that relate to bowhunting and bowhunting opportunities. It is our goal to not only fight for the rights and privileges of bowhunters in Arizona, but to represent the Arizona Bowhunter and their [...]

TRACKS White Mountains

By |October 24th, 2023|

Lovers of the forest and people who take advantage of what nature walks have to offer are highly encouraged to check out TRACKS White Mountains! TRACKS is a nonprofit volunteer group that works alongside the US Forest Service to help preserve, promote, and protect the trails in the Apache-Sitgreaves National [...]

Meet Arizona Outdoor Adventures!

By |October 11th, 2023|

Our Feature this week is Arizona Outdoor Adventures! Children and young teens in today’s generation are surrounded less with wholesome and healthy activities that are brought by outdoor recreation. With the rise in technology, young people tend to indulge themselves in the virtual world of their computers, tablets, and phones [...]

                                                             

People and products we endorse!

EARTH SUGAR is a first-of-its-kind Superfood Confectionary based in Phoenix, Arizona that specializes in raw organic desserts, energetic snacks, clean label confections and adaptogenic pantry items. We handcraft each product with fruits, plants and purpose, and never use natural flavors, additives, preservatives, or chemicals. Our mission is to minimize our environmental footprint, inspire culinary creativity and ensure our own human health by doing dessert differently! Our products are suitable for a vegan, gluten-free, and paleo diet, accommodating a wide variety of allergies and dietary requirements.

Does your bright and sensitive child challenge family and school rules or show unusual behavior at times? These warning signals deserve a closer look and deeper understanding. The Genius Coaching methodology has been developed on the foundation of professional coaching, neurobiology, the physiology of the human body and inspired by positive psychology, educational kinesiology and behavior science (ethology).  We offer them and their parents professional tools to create their own bright future

In the Media

Dr. Mary Zennett Owner and advocate of the Global Health Movement interviews Kara

Kara is interviewed by the Biz Coach Steve Feld

Watch Kara introduce Be Outdoors Arizona at a pitch event in January 2022

Read an interview from ShoutOut Arizona

Listen to us on Mike Russell’s Get Outdoors Podcast on KTAR 92.3FM

The Story of Javiel

Listen to Kara on Audible on all outdoor activities in Arizona

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