World Environment Day: June 5, 2010
We have two events planned as Pittsburgh and the world prepare to celebrate World Environment Day on Saturday, June 5th.
Venture Outdoors Festival - Saturday, May 22
This year's festival will be held at Point State Park and the Mon Warf and will offer free activities to showcase the region's outdoor amenities. Learn more
Paddle at the Point - Saturday, June 5
Our celebration will culminate with Paddle at the Point - an attempt to put Pittsburgh's watershed on the map by setting a new World Record for the largest kayak and canoe flotilla ever!
We're going to need a lot of people, so find out how you can get involved.
Learn more
Banff Films: See the Lineup!
The votes are in and the selections have been made! Our 2010 films are now online!
Friday we'll feature Solo the film voted Best Film on Mountain Sports. Its the story of one man's quest to kayak from Australia to New Zealand - 1600 km across one of the wildest and loneliest stretches of ocean on Earth.
Saturday you'll see Take a Seat the tale of Dominic Gill’s mission is to cycle the 32,000 kilometres from the northern coast of Alaska to the southern tip of South America, on a tandem bike, picking up random strangers on the way.
See the Lineup of Films
Photos from the films Solo and Take a Seat, courtesy of The Banff Centre.
Irish Ale Trail Hike - Sunday, March 14
Get into the St. Patty's Day spirit with a hike and beer tasting! We're going to celebrate all things Irish on this 3-4 mile hike through Settler's Cabin Park. We'll finish at a park shelter and enjoy specialty beer tasting of Irish-styled ales. These brews accompanied by some hearty Irish food will make you feel like you have the luck of the Irish! Minimum age 21.
Click here to sign up...