On June 7th, The Council of the City of Albuquerque joined the President and our Governor in recognizing June 12th, 2010 as National Get Outdoors Day.

The Council highlighted the importance of New Mexico’s Leave No Child Inside coalition and of outdoor and environmental education.

Be sure to join NMWA at Tingley Beach on Saturday, June 12th for the city’s official celebration of Get Outdoors Day! Take part in a variety of family activities from 10:00AM to 2:00PM and enter to win raffle prizes!

Contact Roger at 505-843-8696 or roger@nmwild.org for more information.

CLICK HERE to view the City Council’s official proclamation.

CLICK HERE to learn more about New Mexico’s Leave No Child Inside coalition.

Visit NMWA’s announcement for the Tingley Beach event here.

Read Governor Richardson’s proclamation of Great Outdoors Month here.