Announcing the launch of the MOOSE Club
Adventure, Social Networking, Eco-skills, Service

ALCES
Adventure Lovers Cultivating Ecological Skills

aka:  The Moose Club
(Get it?  Scientific name of moose is Alces alces)

"We’re all about the journey”

Sign up to be a friend and member of ALCES! 
Send your name and contact info to alces.mooseclub@gmail.com

IDEAS FOR ALCES TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES:

Basically we’ll do anything that qualifies as outdoor adventure, but there is a good chance we’ll have field guides in our backpacks. 

• Hiking trips up mountains, or just about anywhere, scoping out birds and plants, or whatever, as we go… 
• Camping and hiking trips to remote pristine, ecological communities, and unique natural areas… places where lightweights don't usually go!
• Canoeing trips during bird migration. 
• Sea kayaking jaunts to islands to help out with monitoring or stewardship activities. 
• Swamp busting to hunt for some herps, or to do spring “big night” surveys in some undercovered part of the state… 
• X-country skiing or snowshoeing, i.d.’ing animal tracks and winter botany. 
• Skydiving to photograph nature and land uses from the air.  (Anybody?... Bueller?) 
• Rock climbing to see geological outcrop polyploidy ferns... and other cool stuff. 
• Photography trips to share and practice nature photo-taking techniques. 
• Bird migration hotspot trips. 
• Mountain biking exploration trips. 
• Socializing Discussion Nights -  Pick a green topic or “green book” for discussion, and organize to talk or argue about it over beers, coffee/tea, or potluck… 
• Overnight rendezvous to practice wilderness survival and/or traditional skills and techniques. 
• Taking exciting adventure trips to far-off destinations, and hanging out at night, drinking tasty beverages, chatting about the nature in the place…