Cool schools for outdoorsy folk

Outdoor enthusiast magazine Outside named the University of Nevada, Reno one of the 25 Colleges for Outside Readers. The article cites the close proximity of outdoor attractions like the Sierra Nevada mountain range, Lake Tahoe, the Black Rock Desert and the Truckee River, and also highlights some of the university’s academic programs such as forest management, engineering and ecohydrology.

Other schools on the list include several University of California institutions, as well as some smaller colleges such as Green Mountain College in Vermont and Warren Wilson College in North Carolina. To see the entire list of schools, visit http://bit.ly/OVA4jf.