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Colorado opens first public nature library in the US
Original: ‘We’ll borrow a stargazing kit next’: first public nature library in US helps visitors explore great outdoors https://ww
The first public nature library in the United States has opened, letting visitors borrow equipment such as stargazing kits and camping gear to explore the outdoors. Based in Colorado, it aims to lower the barriers to wilderness experiences by lending supplies alongside books, and is being discussed as an inventive model for connecting people with nature.
Why now: People are talking about it because the idea of lending outdoor gear from a library is novel and seen as a clever way to widen access to nature
Coloradonature libraryThe Guardian
Evidence
- ‘We’ll borrow a stargazing kit next’: first public nature library in US helps visitors explore great outdoors https://www. theguardian.com/environment/20 26/oct/07/nature-library-colorado-us-wilderness-stargazing-camping-outdoors-aoe # Libraries # Books # Colorado #… · theguardian_us_environment@halo.nu · 4
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