APRIL 12, 2016 PROGRAM:
Getting Seniors Outdoors
This fun and engaging presentation covers "Getting Seniors Outdoors" in relation to communities, multi-generational connections, active lifestyles and health principles.Randy Thoreson, Project Manager/Outdoor Recreation Planner, National Park Service / River's & Trails Program has been giving talks around the U.S. (DC included) on this subject.
His presentation includes collaborative ideas on connecting seniors to the outdoors, visual pictures, talking points, data studies, as well as challenging the audience members to think about how they interact with the elderly sector of our population and what opportunities currently exist and/or can be integrated in community planning, health initiatives and organizations outreach efforts such as Rotary International.
Randy Thoreson is an Outdoor Recreation Planner with the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program of the National Park Service (NPS). He is located in St. Paul, Minnesota and works for the Midwest Region of NPS. He also is involved in a number of National Projects and Programs Trained in the planning, environmental, outdoor recreation fields, he has worked in the Mountain West and Midwest as a Director, Administrator, and Project Manager on a wide variety of projects/programs for local, state and federal government agencies. He has also served as Executive Director of a Chamber of Commerce and owned his own consulting firm. Immediately prior to working with the RTCA program, he held the position of Coordinator (Cooperative Management Plan) for the NPS Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway preceded by working as Lead Planner for a large Midwest and National Consulting Firm. Interests and hobbies include wood carving (whittling), outdoor activities (rivers, trails, camping, etc..), barbershop singing, and classic vehicle interests.