MEDIC SOLO Disaster + Wilderness First Aid Training
MEDIC SOLO is offering virtual / hybrid / in person classes this fall and upcoming spring for their disaster preparedness program. For more information check out their website: https://www.solowfa.com/online-course.htm?utm_source=MEDIC+SOLO&utm_campaign=c6f0817fcb-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_09_21_09...
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Slack Invite
Join our slack page!
https://join.slack.com/t/outdoorclubat-utz3688/shared_invite/zt-h0zo16e9-EfNbog_1ZQhdM1bwcbpnEg
Getting back to work (and play)
We are beginning to offer a few trips and AT trail work trips with COVID specific accommodations.
No carpooling with others that are not in your "family/living" unit.
Group sizes limited to 4.
No sharing of snacks, tools, water, etc.
Maintain social-distancing (6') and we...
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COVID-19 UPDATE
As the coronavirus outbreak continues and officials work to stop people from gathering in large groups, including in outdoor spaces like the Appalachian Trail, the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests are issuing new restrictions.
The national forests announced on Monday evening ...
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COVID-19
During this time of COVID-19, being outdoors in nature is a great way to get much-needed fresh air, exercise and promote mental health during this stressful time.
Many local, state and national parks are open but note that facilities, shelters and Visitor Centers are closed.
Outdoor ...
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THE BIG PLANT
Interested in learning more about climate change or just want to help plant some trees? On Saturday February 29th The Envioronmental Coalition is holding The Big Plant where volunteers will help to plant native trees along Stroubles Creek in Blacksburg. The meeting time is 10 am on the Drillfield...
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Summer Employment Opportunities with Wilderness Adventure at Eagle Landing
If you're in Blacksburg for the summer and looking for a summer job, check out https://www.wilderness-adventure.com/about/employment! They have positions open for this summer 2020 starting between April-June. It's an adventure camp ...
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Bike & Build Opportunity Summer 2020
For anyone interested in biking and looking for something to do in the summer of 2020 :
Want to see the country by bicycle? Looking to spend your summer giving back? Join Bike & Build in 2020! Bike & Build is a nonprofit that organizes cross-country and regional cycli...
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VA Water Photo Contest
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center (VWRRC) invites all Virginia college and university students to submit your photos featuring water in Virginia for our first annual photo contest. Wh...
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Roanoke Go Outside Festival
From Katie Beach with the Roanoke Regional Partnership
October 18th- 20th is a big weekend in Roanoke as it is the annual Go Outside Festival! ...
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Missed the first Interest Meeting?
If you were at the first meeting you can ignore this.
Here's a brief recap on what you missed if you couldn't make it to the first meeting:
* If you haven't already - register on the website to receive email notifications
* Dues for the club aren't mandatory but help gaurente...
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Fall 2019 First Interest Meeting for OCVT
We'll be meeting at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 in 3083 Derring Hall for our first interest meeting.
Come out and learn more about the OCVT, leadership opportunities, and ways to get involved.
BIG EVENT!
We're hyped to be doing another Big Event this year! It's been a great success the past few years and we've seen some wonderful impacts made. No prior experience is required, just a great attitude and work ethic. More detail...
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Another government shutdown has been averted... also BONFIRE next Thursday!
Congress has passed a budget that will keep the government funded (and trail work possible for us) until September 30. Rumors are the president is preparing to declare a national emergency, but that (to the best of my knowledge) will not impact our ability to conduct trail work. Let's hope that t...
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Trail work is possible again... for now at least.
With the government now reopen, we can resume doing trail work again! That is until February 15 at least, who knows after that. We'll try to post another update then, and hope for the best in the meantime.
Upcoming opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts as we start a new semester
Welcome back Hokies! I wanted to share a bunch of different opportunites for neat things happening over the next few months. Feel free to email the officers if you have questions, and don't be afraid to go out and do something you've never tried before!
January 26-27: VCU Earth Hacks is h...
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A.T. Volunteer Work Suspended due to Government Shutdown
With the current government shutdown, all volunteer work on the Appalachian Trail is prohibited until the government reopens. We will continue to run events outside of trail work. Once the government reopens, we will be able to resume our maintenance, and there will likely be a lot to get done. W...
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And so begins a new semester...
Welcome back and welcome new Hokies! Summer's over in a flash again and it's time to get back at it. We of the Outdoor Club at Virginia Tech are doing the same: in the coming weeks, you’ll see a lot of great activities posted on the Trips page.
For all our incoming freshman and tran...
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Come Find Us at Steppin' Out!
The Steppin' Out Festival is this weekend, and we'll be there! Come find us on the lawn of the Alexander Black House to hang out, chat with the leadership, and learn more about what we do.
If you're interested in helping us run our table, we're happy for vol...
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ALDHA Care Spring Clean Up March 31
Come join the Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association as we show our appreciation for the Holy Family Hostel in Pearisburg with repairs and clean-up on March 31!
The event will begin at 9am at the Holy Family Hostel in Pearisburg, where we will be giving the Hostel a thoroug...
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Slackline Social on the Drillfield
This week's campus social is some slacklining on the Drillfield, weather permitting. From 5pm to 6pm on Thursday February 22nd, some of the officers will be hanging out on the Drillfield with the club slackline. We're not very good, so come show us up or learn with us; beginners and experts alike...
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First Semester Meeting 2017
Don't forget the first meeting of the semester this Wednesday (Sept. 13) at 7pm in New Classroom Building 220! Come learn all about how the club operates and how to make the best of it. We'll also be introducing this year's officer team, raffling some prizes, and taking feedback on trip...
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Big Event!
The Big Event is coming up soon on April 8th, and the last day to sign up is this Friday, March 31th.
If you're interested in joining our group, visit this page: https://registration.vtbigevent.org/signup/index/...
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Welcome Back!
Hello, OCVT! Just a friendly reminder that cold weather doesn’t mean you have to stay indoors!
Come out to our meeting this Wednesday (Feb. 1) at 7pm in/around Deet’s
We’ll be talking about Wintersports in the area, cool deals we’ve found, and planning trips. Bring a cale...
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Burn Bans In Effect
Due to dry conditions and high risk there is a fire ban in place across the entire Appalachian trail in Georgia North Carolina , Tennessee and most of Virginia.
There are additional Fire bans that extend to the entire Jefferson and George Washington National Forests: "Fires are allowe...
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First OCVT Meeting of the Semester - Sept 6th
Hello, Outdoor Club at Virginia Tech! The 2016-2017 school year is in full swing and it's a wonderful time to be outdoors.
Come join us for our first meeting Tonight, September 6th - 6:00pm, Room 260 in the NCB (New Classroom Building, corner of Perry Street and West Campus Drive)
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Welcome Back Students
It's that time again, the summer winds down and the students migrate back to campus. OCVT will be ramping up activity soon, we hope to have plenty of great trips this year and meet some new members as well as hang out with the old ones.
We'll be down on the drill-field for Gobblerfest in Septemb...
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Next Meeting: All About Backpacking!
Our next meeting is Thursday April 14th 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM in Squires Room 236
Our topic for this meeting will be all about backpacking, we’ll discuss recommended things to bring, gear , food and be answering any questions you have about backpacking. Hopefully this will serve as a great primer ...
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Next Meeting – St Patrick’s Day Social
Our next meeting is this Thursday the 17th , we have seats reserved starting at 5:00PM at PKs Bar and Grill (on main street just up from the entrance to the alumni mall). So come joins us, meet some new people and have a good time.
If you intend to come Please RSVP by signing up on the
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Next Official Meeting: Cool Gear
Our next meeting will be February 25th 7:00pm to 8:00pm at the North Lounge in the Johnston Student Center (sorry, not squires this time)
For this meeting we are going to do some ‘Show-and-tell’ about cool gear. The officers will be bringing in cool equipment and outdoor gear to show o...
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Next Official meeting Feb 11th 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Join us on Thursday for the next official OCVT meeting. For this meeting we will have Guest Speaker Jeff Marion, a professor in Forest Restoration and Environmental Conservation.
We also are working to have a presenter from entomology show us some cool stuff about the local insects and bugs.
F...
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Next OCVT Meeting : Intro and winter sports - Jan 28th, 6:30PM
The first meeting of the new semester is Jan 28th 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Squires room 300. We will discuss some options for winter sports in the area and what is available to you guys, we will also do an abbreviated intro to the club for any new users and make some general announcements. We’ll raffl...
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Next OCVT Meeting : Aluminum Can Stoves - Oct 29th, 7:00PM
You don't need to spend a lot of money to make a great camp meal, Come out to the next formal OCVT meeting an we'll teach you how to make an effective camp stove out of simple materials. OCVT will provide materials and everyone will get a chance to go home with their very own stove!
NOTE:...
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Meeting on October 15th at 7:00 pm - Learn to Tie Knots!
Hello OCVTers,
Are you planning on going climbing, backpacking, sailing, and/or caving in the near future? If so, please join us for our next OCVT meeting this Thursday to learn how to tie some basic knots for all of your outdoor needs. Our very own Tim Dundorf will be teaching us some general pu...
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Next Meeting Oct 1st 7:00 PM - Trip Leader Social/Training
Hey everyone the next OCVT meeting is about leading trips, If you want to learn to lead your own trips this is the meeting for you. Even if you don’t want to lead trips we encourage you to come hang out and hear stories from the officers and other members about trips they have led, mistakes made, ...
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September 17 Meeting
Hey all,
Due to beautiful weather, the second general meeting will be tomorrow from 7:00-8:00pm on the Drillfield. We'll be having an interactive meeting on gear, where I will try to explain good packing techniques and necessary equipment for my favorite activity, backpacking. Since that shouldn'...
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OCVT First Meeting This Thursday the 10th!
The first OCVT meeting this semester is Thursday the 10th 7:00-8:30PM at the Wesley foundation auditorium.
Not sure where that is? no problem . It's the brick building on the corner of Roanoke and Otey street https://goo.gl/maps/erZGR . This is what it loo...
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Welcome Back Students!
Hard to believe the summer has come and gone already! OCVT is gearing up for another great year and hopes to have lots of new trips and adventures. We will have a booth at GobblerFest, so stop by and check us out we'll also soon be announcing the first meeting of the year.
Outdoor Leadership Opportunity
Hey OCVTers,
The club has received an invitation for members to apply to a pretty neat job opening. It involves camping with a crew in the backcountry and leading conservation projects. More information can be found at this link
http://www.thesca.org/national-conservation-crew-leader
Opportunity to study in Alaska this summer!
Hey OCVTers,
The club received and invitation for it's members to apply to the Tatoosh School in Alaska, for summer programs covering ecology, biology, and political science. It looks like a pretty neat opportunity to do some fieldwork in Alaska and get credit for it. For anyone interested, more ...
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Lockheed Martin hiring Antarctic Mountaineers
Lockheed Martin is hiring some Mountaineers as support for their science program down there. If anyone has any aspirations of being an antarctic mountaineer, this is probably worth checking out!
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/antarctic-support-contract/jobs-in-antarctica/visit-partners...
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Meeting 9/22 Backpacking Stoves
This week we have an exciting meeting planned for you. We will be meeting in Squires 300 at 8:30pm, and we will be teaching you how to construct your own ultra-light backpacking stove from just two aluminum cans! We will provide the cans and all the materials you need to make them. These stoves are ...
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First Meeting Tonight
Our first meeting of the semester will be tonight at 8:30pm in Squires 341/345. This will be a great time to meet the OCVT officers, learn more about what we do, and see what cool trips are coming up. We will also be accepting dues and selling T-shirts after the meeting, so if you liked the T-shirts...
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Job Openings for BackCountry.com
BackCountry.com is hiring for the Christiansburg branch! They are currently looking for people for the following positions. 1) Merchandise Processor (Full Time and Part Time) 2) Maintenance Specialist (Part Time) 3) PM DC Supervisor. If you are interested, applications can be found at www.backcountr...
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Tree Top Adventures at Mountain Lake
This a great opportunity close to home! Mountain Lake is offering a high adventure course with climbing, balancing, zip lines, sky bridges, standing swings, and rope bridges. Available for individuals and for groups. More information can be found at http://www.mtnlakelodge.com/mountain-activities/mo...
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OCVT Meeting! 10/8
The next Outdoor Club Meeting will be tomorrow, Tuesday October 8 from 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM in Pamplin 2030. (From now on all meetings will be in Pamplin 2030 from 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM)
We will briefly be having a discussion on trail etiquette and general backpacking and hiking guidelines to have a saf...
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Epic Gauley Whitewater Rafting
Hey OCVT!
If you are interested in rafting an epic river this fall, we've got just the trip for you! Check out this sweet video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ComfEgEjYg0&feature=player_embedded#t=71 OCVT will be doing the Gauley Marathon trip which consists of rafting both the upper and lower s...
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Capture the Flag - Book Hunt Postponed
Hey everyone,
We will be playing capture the flag on campus tomorrow (Oct. 1) and will be postponing the book hunt until the next hangout (Oct. 15). Meet on the steps to Squires on the College Ave. side at 7:30pm tomorrow!
Cya there!
Meeting 9/24 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM Surge 104 C
We will be meeting this Tuesday 9/24 in Surge 104 C from 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM. William Ford will be doing a presentation and leading a discussion on current wildlife issues and how they tie in with recreation. Come out to learn the impact recreation can have on the wildlife including bats and caving,...
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9/17/13 OCVT Social: Moes
We will be having our first social of the semester this Tuesday 9/13 starting at 7:30 PM. Meet at the stairs going into Squires closest to College Av and the Squires parking lot at 7:30 PM. We will than walk to Moes to get some great Mexican food! Come out and meet some outdoor enthusiasts!
OCVT Retreat on the 30th!
Once a year OCVT meets up at mountain lake to camp out in the activity barn, eat burgers and have fun. The event is open to everyone sign up Today!
PotLuck Canceled. Moved to The Cellar
Due to a lack of attendance and the weather the Potluck is being canceled and instead we will be meeting at the Cellar for food and drink at 6pm tomorrow 3/20.
Welcome Back - Next Meeting Tuesday the 5th 6:00-7:00 in Squires Brush Mountain B
Greetings OCVT, I hope everyone had a nice break from school or work. We’re in the process of gearing up for the new semester and hope to have some great trips out on the OCVT website for you guys soon so keep an eye out for new trips and events.
Our next official meeting will be Tuesday the 5...
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Last Meeting of 2012! Pizza and Movie Night 12/10
When: Dec 10th 730-9:00pm
Where: Squires 341
What: Movie night and pizza!!!!
If you're still reading: To kick off the start of finals, everyone's favorite time of year, we will be relaxing and eating pizza. Please sign up for the trip so we know how much food to get, the link is here:
http:...
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OCVT Meeting Tonight 11/26!
I hope everyone's break went well. We will be jumping right back into it with a meeting tonight in squires room 342 830pm-930pm. This will be a hands on meeting where we will be going over knot tying skills. This is a good technique to have in a survival situation or just in everyday life.
OCVT Camping Stove Bulding Meeting! 11/5/12 8:30-9:30pm
The next meeting will be on Monday 11/5 from 8:30-9:30 pm in Squires Student Center Room 342.
This is going to be an interactive meeting where we will be going through the steps, and in the process, building working alcohol stoves. (Not suggested for dorm room cooking) OCVT will provide stove m...
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Next Meeting 10/8 8:30pm-9:30pm
The meeting will be in Squires room 341 from 8:30pm-9:30pm on Monday October 8th.
We will be discussing gear. What you need to be safe, have fun, and get the most out of your trip and what to look for when buying gear. Also things you don’t really need but are cool anyways.
T-shirts will ...
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OCVT Meeting Monday 9-24 7-8 PM
The next official OCVT meeting will be on Monday the 24th from 7:00-8:00 PM in Squires, Room: 'Brush Mountain A'
For this meeting we will have Mark Wenger the executive director of the ATC come speak to the club. I hope you will all come and give Mark a warm OCVT welcome. As usual we will also ...
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First Official Meeting - Sept 10th
Mark your calendars everyone, the first official OCVT meeting will be Monday September 10th, 7:00PM - 8:00PM in the GLC auditorium (Google Maps). We will cover the following things at this meeting:
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Get involved with the ATC at the RPC.
Hey Everyone I just wanted to get the word out that the Central and Southwest Virginia Regional Partnership Committee (RPC) meeting is coming up on September 15th. This meeting consists of leaders and representatives from the regional Appalachian trail maintaining clubs such as Roanoke Natural Bridg...
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