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Outdoor Skills Seminar at Horn Field Campus Feb. 5
January 31, 2011
MACOMB, IL -- Hanging out in the frozen hinterland may seem like it's for hearty souls only, but with H.E.L.P. -- or Horn Environmental Learning Project -- at Western Illinois University you can hone your outdoor skills for surviving and thriving in winter weather. Sponsored by H.E.L.P. and Western's Student Outdoor Adventure Recreation Society, an outdoor skills seminar is slated from 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 at WIU's Horn Field Campus, south of Macomb.
Activities include winter shelter building, fire starting, outdoor cooking, orienteering and more. The seminar is open free to the public, and participants should dress appropriately for winter weather.
More information is available by contacting Horn Field Campus at (309) 833-5798 or Grant Fleetwood at GE-Fleetwood@wiu.edu. Learn more about H.E.L.P. at www.wiu.edu/coehs/rpta/horn_field_campus/help/index.php.
Horn Field Campus is located south of Macomb on China Road. From South Johnson Street (past Macomb High School), turn right on China Road and follow the road one-quarter of a mile to the Horn Field Campus entrance. Parking is permitted on the HFC lot.
Posted By: University Communications (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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