Our Coordinator
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Ivan Bartha
Ivan graduated from Northern Michigan University with a Bachelors in Outdoor Recreation. He received his Masters of Science in Education from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
Outdoor Endeavors
Outdoor Endeavors offers a wide variety of outdoor trips and clinics/workshops to help you discover your outdoor skills. We also wish to help you outfit your personal outdoor adventures with a variety of rental equipment at reasonable prices. If there is something you would like to experience that is not offered, talk to one of the student staff to get it started.
Contact Us
Ivan Bartha, Coordinator for Experiential Programs
Office 320-308-6691
ilbartha@stcloudstate.edu
Grant Schnell, Graduate Assistant
Office 320-308-3772
outdoor_endeavors@stcloudstate.edu
Business Hours
| Fall / Spring | |
| Monday - Wednesday | 3:00PM - 8:00PM |
| Thursday | CLOSED |
| Friday | 3:00PM - 8:00PM |
| Saturday | 9:00AM - 1:00PM |
| Sunday | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
| * Closed Dec. 21-26, Jan. 1 | |
| Break / Summer | |
| Monday - Friday | 3:00PM - 6:00PM |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Saturday | 9:00AM - 2:00PM |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
*Canoe shuttles and gear rentals are available outside of normal business hours with at least one week advance notice and are subject to staff and equipment availibility. We are very flexible and ask that you be the same with our schedule. Pre-paid reservations lock in your gear for the dates requested. Un-paid reservations can be bumped based on demand for equipment and services.
Leave No Trace
Outdoor Endeavors has been an educational partner with the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethic since 2005. We promote the LNT Principles to help reduce human impact realted to outdoor recreation activities. The education and stewardship is our investment back in the natural resources that we use for our business and personal recreation.
BREAKING NEWS - LEAVE NO TRACE TRAVELLING TRAINERS VISIT SCSU
JD Tanner & Emily Ressler, LNT Travelling Trainers, visited SCSU on April 29th, 2008. As part of their national tour, they came to SCSU to present an LNT Awareness Workshop to over 20 participants from across campus and the St. Cloud community. These highly sought after presenters are one of 4 teams that travel the United States conducting outreach and education on how to minimize impact in the outdoors.
THe River Newsletter
"The River" newsletter is part of the Outdoor Endeavor program where you will find information about our staff, upcoming trips and clinics, gear rental, and the Husky Challenge Course.
Volume 3, Issue 2 (Summer 2008)
Volume 3, Issue 1(Spring 2008)
Volume 2, Issue 3 (Fall 2007)
Volume 2, Issue 2 (Spring/Summer 2007)
Volume 2, Issue 1 (Winter / Spring 2007)
Volume 1, Issue 3 ( Fall 2006)
Volume 1, Issue 2 (Spring / Summer 2006)
Volume 1, Issue 1 (Winter / Spring 2006)
2008 Kettle River Paddlefest
Outdoor Endeavors is pleased to be a sponsor for the 2008 Kettle River Paddlefest. The regional kayaking event held in Sandstone, Minnesota, on the Kettle River from May 2-4, 2008. This event draws kayakers and whitewater canoeists from across the region for 3 days of events including a whitewater rodeo and downriver race. This is a great event for all paddlers with door prizes, fireworks and more! Camping is free in Robinson Park adjacent to the river. If you are interested in going, Outdoor Endeavors will help arrange car pools to the event. Click on the poster for more information.
National River Clean-Up Week
National River Cleanup Week traditionally occurs during the second or third week of May each year. It was originally conceived in 1991 by America Outdoors® in response to a recognition that America's streams and rivers were in need of cleaning due to the careless disposal of trash and other debris. Join the SCSU & St. Cloud Community in helping our great river. This event is free! Lunch, gloves, garbage bags & canoes will be provided by Outdoor Endeavors. This event is picking up where our Fall Clean Up left off! Call for more info!
Spring Mississippi River Clean Up - Mark your calendars!
Saturday, May 10th, 2008
Join the SCSU & St. Cloud Community in helping our great river. This volunteer event includes lunch provided by Outdoor Endeavors, work gloves & garbage bags. This is part of Outdoor Endeavors commitment to protecting natural resources and is part of the State of Minnesota Adopt A River Program. Please call to get your name on our roster in advance so we can make sure we have enough food!
*The event starts at Outdoor Endeavors at 9am with a safety briefing and ends at 3pm.
*Lunch, gloves & garbage bags are provided to all participants.
Want to know more about the Mississippi River? Sure you do! Here are some interesting links about OUR river:
http://www.nps.gov/archive/miss/features/factoids/
http://www.fmr.org/miss.html
Schedule
9AM: Safety briefing & game plan at Outdoor Endeavors (located in the Student Recreation Center)
9:30AM -12PM: Pick up trash along the river from the Newman Center to the St. Cloud Dam
12PM: Lunch
1-3PM: Finish gathering all trash
3PM: Wrap up!
Fall Mississippi River Clean Up - Special thanks goes out the the 83 students who helped with the Fall River Clean Up on October 6th, 2007. We would not have been able to pull it off without the help from the SCSU Wrestling Team and SCSU International Students. We collected close to 600 pounds of trash!
Click here to see a slide show from the Fall 2007 Mississippi River Clean Up!
