Kansans are fortunate to have access to numerous outdoor recreational opportunities and spaces, yet many are spending more time indoors and are not taking advantage of the health, physical and social benefits of spending time recreating outdoors. The GoKS project is working to reverse this trend in two concrete ways:

• Creating a website for Kansans to discover outdoor activities and trail information
• Forming a coalition of partners who are devoted to encouraging healthy active living by promoting outdoor activities.

Creating the GetOutdoorsKansas website to connect Kansans to Everything Outdoors

Previously, Kansans and visitors discovered outdoor activities and trail information by word of mouth, brochures, guide books, organization websites and internet searches. These sources of information were often out of date, sometimes inaccurate, not widely distributed or were largely unknown to the general public. Many of the online sources were static, rarely updated, incomplete and not free. Kansas Wildscape helped to create the getoutdoorskansas.org website to provide a free, single source for all things outdoors that would be continuously updated with the most relevant information by sponsors of outdoor activities and by trail managers across the Sunflower State.

Forming a coalition of partners dedicated to promoting outdoor activities.

GetOutdoorsKansas partners represent non-profit organizations, local, state and federal agencies and various private and public outdoor interest groups and enthusiasts who know the value of outdoor activity. This diverse collaboration enables each of our partners to reach a broader audience than they would by communicating only to their primary existing constituency.