KMPL Kids Program Fundraiser
KMPL (July 6, 2010) - The KMPL has been working hard to organize a project to work with underprivileged children over the last year. Thanks to wonderful partnerships with Camp Gardens and Suwon Orphanage, our long anticipated KMPL Kids Program is finally underway. On July 17, we’ll be hosting a fundraiser to help finance this important program. Read more →
Cleanup, June 2010
Our volunteer cleanup day for June 2010 took place in Bukhansan National Park. Initially scheduled for the 19th, the cleanup was postponed to the 26th due to heavy rain on the 18th and 19th. Read more →
Himalayan climate impacts ‘cannot be generalised’
BBC News, Mark Kinver, Science and environment reporter (June 11, 2010) - Melting glaciers in the Himalayas will have varying impacts on the region’s five major river basins, a study says. Read more →
Trekking poles do work, study finds
Science Daily (June 3, 2010) — A study by academics at Northumbria University has shown for the first time that trekking-poles help hikers maintain muscle function while significantly reducing soreness in the days following a hike. Read more →
Cleanup, May 2010
Our volunteer cleanup day for May 2010 took place on Saturday the 22nd in Bukhansan National Park. The team returned to the trail circuit starting at the south Wonhyobong trailhead to finish cleaning up the trash cache found there in April, and made an unfortunate discovery. Read more →
North Korea Logging in Protected Area
Science Daily (May 19, 2010) — Using NASA satellite data and Google Earth, a Purdue University researcher has reported finding evidence that North Korea has been logging in what is designated as a protected United Nations forest preserve. Read more →
