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Unhappy Campers
Fewer folks are regularly getting out in nature, says study |
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05 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 11:44 AM on 05 Feb 2008 Kids -- and adults -- these days are "videophiliacs" who prefer their nature through the TV screen rather than personally experienced, says a new study estimating that U.S. folks' participation in outdoor recreation has dropped as much as 25 percent over the past 20 years. Researchers looked at four metrics: visitation to public lands, number of fishing and hunting licenses iss ... |
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