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Get up and camp.


After a successful inaugural year for The Annual Great American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of  Backyard Campout in 2005, which saw the participation of 30,000 families nationwide, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF NWF National Wildlife Federation
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) announced that this year's campout will be June June: see month.  24. The NWF said that it helps connect people to nature, encouraging them to take the opportunity to walk out the back door and into a local park during The Annual Great American Backyard Campout.

For more information on The Annual Great American Backyard Campout, visit www.backyardcampout.org. The site provides packing lists, recipes, nocturnal nocturnal /noc·tur·nal/ (nok-tur´n'l) pertaining to, occurring at, or active at night.

noc·tur·nal
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or occurring in the night.

2.
 wildlife guides, nighttime photography tips, a star-gazing guide, wildlife activities and information on local weather.
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Title Annotation:Annual Great American Backyard Campout in 2005
Publication:Parks & Recreation
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:May 1, 2006
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