(Formerly
called the NCC Outing Club.)
For more information about any
of the trips listed below, contact
the listed person. Regular hybrid in-person and
zoom meeting Thursdays, 11:30AM
in the Club Office. (Note zoom
only meeting on Thursday, March
16) Come to room 304 of the
Student Union (one flight
upstairs, directions)
Zoom link for meeting. All
our activities are subject to the
regulations in place at the time and
require that participants be
vaccinated and wear masks.
Membership is available through http://ncc.campuslabs.com
(search for OUTING) Please
contact the co-advisor, Prof. Don
Wade: donwade(at)NCCoutdoor.org,
718-426-8555, for information.
All
NCC students are welcome on trips.
Participants should realize that
outdoor activities are strenuous and
they must be fit to properly
participate--see the`responsibility
statement below.
All participants are required to be
vaccinated, wear masks, and sign the
waiver from SGA/FSA. The leader may
request that people not participate if
they are not properly prepared.
If you want notices of
trips sign up
on the listserv to receive e-mail
notices of trips. Most
of the trips are on weekends. We
meet and carpool to the trip location
-- either from NCC Public Safety
Building or from the Little
Neck Shopping Center on Little Neck
Parkway and the L.I. Expressway (exit
32). Click
for directions to Little Neck
For more information about any
particular trip, contact the person
listed. If you have signed up
and find you cannot go, always call
the contact person so they will
not wait for you and delay everyone
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Backcountry
Safety, a 31 page pdf
ini-course
about safety in the wilderness
from the Mountain Rescue
Association. Must reading
for anyone going into the woods.
Also several other booklets
and videos of interest on the MRA
website.
There are thousands of
pictures of past trips on our web
site, arranged by trip. Use the
links at the left to access
them. (We're more than
a little behind in posting; for the
most recent pictures also try our
Facebook page.)
revised 3/19/23.
Please sign up for membership at
ncc.campuslabs.com. (search for
OUTING) You can also join the
Google Gropus listserv, see below.
Permission has
been received to conduct outdoor trips,
conditions permitting, vaccination and
appropriate wearing of masks is required.
Sunday, March 19: Hike on the Bronx River
Greenbelt Trail
We'll take an easy walk on the Bronx
River Greenbelt Trail, in
Westchester. A paved trail, it
goes alongside the Bronx River and
starts at Kensico Dam Plaza running
south through Westchester and the
Bronx. We will start at Kensico
Dam Plaza and go south to do an "out and
back" as far as we feel like. We
will meet at NCC Public Safety at 9:30AM
or at Little Neck at 10 AM. You
MUST contact us in advance so we can
plan transportation: Prof. Janis Mazza,
516-670-6307; Joplin8190(at)aol.com.
We would expect to be out all of the
day, returning sometime about 6pm.
Fri-Sun, April
28-30: IOCA Conference; Fahnstock
State Park, Cold Spring, NY
We will camp out in Fahnstock State Park
(about 1.5 hr north of NCC) and meet
with other college Outdoor Clubs to talk
about hiking and hike in the nearby
area. Information Sheet:
http://nccoutdoor.org/Conf_equ_2023.html
. Contact the co-advisor,
Don Wade, donwade(at)NCCoutdoor.org,
917-697-5701, if you are
interested in going
Trail Maintenance: Help our
advisor maintain the Anthony Wayne Trail
in Harriman Park. Mostly brush
cutting, some tree cutting and litter
pick-up. If you are interested in
helping, contact the co-advisor,
Prof. Wade, 718-426-8555.
Dates to be worked out.
Other trips during the winter
break.Contact:
718-426-8555; or 516-670-6307.
Other trips over the Winter and Spring
Breaks as decided! If you want to organize a trip for the
club, contact the co-advisors: Prof.Don Wade, donwade(at)NCCoutdoor.org, 718-426-8555;
or Prof. Janis Mazza, JanisMazza
(at) NCCoutdoor.org, 516-670-6307.
In
order to get notices, you have to
join the group. Sign intoGoogle
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go to https://accounts.google.com/signup/v2/webcreateaccount
(you can continue to use your
regular e-mail account)
If
you have navigated away from the
NCCoutdoor page, go back to the URL
in step 1
To
join the group,
click Joingroupor
Apply to joingroup.
Lyme Disease is a tick-born disease which is
endemic throughout this area. Immediately
after every time spent in the outdoors you
should always inspect yourself carefully
for ticks. It is generally
agreed that the tick must be attached for more
than 24 hours for the disease to be spread, so
prompt removal is important; if you have been
bitten, prompt treatment is essential (and
usually very effective). Some sources
for more information about Lyme Disease are
the American
Lyme Disease Foundation,: and the
Center for Disease Control (CDC).
The CDC has instructions for Proper Tick
Removal on www.cdc.gov/ticks/removing_a_tick.html. ... top of page
Acknowledgment
of outdoor Club Participant Responsibility
All Participants on trips state that they are
fit to participate in strenuous physical
activities. It is understood that during
participation in Nassau Community College
Outdoor Club Activities, participants may be
exposed to a variety of hazards and risks,
foreseen or unforeseen, which are inherent in
each Activity and cannot be eliminated without
destroying the unique character of the
Activity. These inherent risks include, but
are not limited to, the dangers of serious
personal injury, property damage, and death
(?Injuries and Damages?) from exposure to the
hazards of travel and the Nassau Community
College Outdoor Club does not try to
contradict or minimize participant's
understanding of these risks.
Participants should realize that
Injuries and Damages can occur by natural
causes
or activities of other persons, animals, trip
members, trip leaders and assistants or third
parties, either as a result of negligence or
because of other reasons. Participants
should realize that risks of such Injuries and
Damages are involved in adventure travel such
as Nassau Community College Outdoor Club
Activities and should appreciate that they may
have to exercise extra care for their own
person and for others around them in the face
of such hazards. Participants should
realize that on any activity there may not be
rescue or medical facilities or expertise
necessary to deal with the Injuries and
Damages to which they may be exposed.
All participants in any activity will be
required to sign the FSA waiver of liability
and follow the student
code
of conduct.
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