FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Aug. 13, 2014  Contact: Vivienne Jannatpour, Communications Specialist, 303-678-6277

The Left Hand Outdoor Challenge Application Deadline for the 2014-2015 Season is August 31

Boulder County, Colo. – The Left Hand Outdoor Challenge is now accepting applications for its third season. The deadline for applications is August 31. The program is designed for Boulder County area teens ages 14-18 and seeks to teach them about various careers in natural resources as well as to develop new outdoor skills.

The LHOC season spans September 2014 to May 2015 and consists of one two-hour Wednesday meeting and one six-hour Saturday challenge per month. Some of examples of this year’s challenges are rock climbing, search and rescue, and primitive skills.

The program has received awards from the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education for best new environmental program, the National  Association of Counties Achievement Award for Children and Youth and the Boulder County Pinnacle Award as Commissioners Choice.

For more information go to www.BoulderCountyOpenSpace.org/challenge, contact Park Ranger Jason Vroman at 303-678-6350, or Park Ranger Sarah Holton at 720-261-2495, or email LHOC@nullbouldercounty.org.

To check out photos and challenges from last year, go to the Left Hand Outdoor Challenge Facebook Page,www.facebook.com/lefthandchallenge.

–BoulderCountyOpenSpace.org–