A pilot study conducted by researchers at The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health reported that the incidence of tick attachments was reduced by 93% among workers wearing Insect Shield Repellent Apparel…
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Choose Outdoors Names Interim President, Expands Board
Choose Outdoors, which promotes outdoor recreation and active lifestyles through support for public lands and waters, named Michelle Barnes as interim president and announced an expanded board of directors.
Indonesian Govt. Investing in Footwear/Apparel Manufacturing
The Indonesian government has allocated a total of Rp177 billion (US$20.36 million) this year for a program to upgrade the country's textile, footwear and leather industries, according to The Jakarta Post…
Paddlesports Forecast: Steady as She Goes
Like a wave rolling towards shore, paddlesports sales of late have had a history of building up early and then crashing down. Such was the case last year, when sales started with double-digit growth and faded by mid-summer, and they’re shaping up th
Amid Labor Protests, Canoecopia Again Kicks Off the Paddlesports Season
Protesters on Capitol Hill in Madison, WI, might have stolen some of the show’s limelight, but Canoecopia still went off without a hitch Mar. 11-13, giving consumers a taste of 2011 products and those in the industry a barometer of the sales season
Injured Vets Take to Slopes in Annual Clinic
More than 300 Veterans will hit the slopes at the 25th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, taking place this week in Snowmass Village, Colo., March 27 – April 1. The clinic provides injured Veterans the opportunity to learn life changing skil
Crocs Donated 100,000 Pairs of Shoes to Japan’s Quake Victims
Crocs, Inc. has donated 100,000 pairs of shoes to Feed The Children and other organizations, which will work to distribute to those hardest hit by the recent earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan. Crocs is also orchestrating ways for consumers to dona
RECALL: Gerber Gator Axe
Gerber Legendary Blades of Portland, OR is voluntarily recalling 103,000 Gerber Gator Combo Axes because the knife in the axe handle can come out when the axe is used for chopping or hammering, posing a laceration hazard to the user, according to the U.S.
RECALL: Diving Masks
Undersea Systems International Inc., dba Ocean Technology Systems, of Santa Ana, CA. is recalling 1,700 Guardian full-face diving masks in the United States and 80 in Canada in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Safety Commission and Health Canada. ..
Vann’s is Betting ‘Montana Mystique’ Lifts BigSkyCountry.com
Bigskycountry.com, the outdoor industry’s newest online retailer, went live over the weekend from its home in Montana…
Kari Sigerson and Miranda Morrison Leave Sigerson Morrison
Kari Sigerson and Miranda Morrison, who founded the Sigerson Morrison footwear company in 1991 – and its lower-priced offshoot, Belle Sigerson Morrison, in 2004 – have parted ways with the company…
NSSF Finalist for PR/Communications Awards
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has been named a finalist in four different communications categories and one individual category in the non-profit/association division by PR News Online…
Dove Hunting Ban Lifted in Iowa
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad recently signed legislation into law authorizing a mourning dove hunting season. According to a release bu the National Rifle Association, the legislation passed both houses of the state legislature with broad bi-partisan supp
Outdoor Nation Unveils 2011 Events and Focus
Outdoor Nation will take its message across the country with five regional events in New York City, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Denver and San Francisco this summer. In addition to promoting a greater connection between youth and the outdoors, the summits will
The Finish Line Overcomes Toning Weakness to Post Solid Fiscal Fourth Quarter
At The Finish Line, sales of toning shoes fell more than 45% in the fiscal fourth quarter with heavy discounts on those items also dragging down merchandise margins…
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