EVENTS takes you to Kamfers Dam, where hundreds of the birds are milling about. Wildlife Focus: Brazil & Ecuador. http://www.wildlifefocus.org/webcam/brazil-cam.shtml (Southern Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil) http:// wildlifefocus.org/webcam/ (Buenaventura Reserve, Ecuador) Wildlife Focus has two high-quality, live-streaming webcams. One at the Southern Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil’s Parana State, and the site says you might espy the Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Black Jacobin, Blue-winged Parrotlet and the Plain Parakeet. The second web cam is located in the remote tropical forest of Fundación Jocotoco’s Buenaventura Reserve, Ecuador. National Wildlife Federation’s Bald Eagle Cam. http://www.nwf.org/eaglecam/webcam.cfm This camera gets you right up near the nest, about 30 feet off the ground. Polar Bears in Wapusk National Park, Canada. http://explore.org/live-cams/player/polar-bear-cape-churchill-cam-2 Channel Islands National Park Live Ocean Webcam. https://thedyrt.com/magazine/local/camp-californias-channel-islands-national-park/ Home to one of the richest marine environments in the world, Channel Islands National Park offers an underwater glimpse of marine life as it is rarely seen. The cam records life in a “majestic, amber-colored kelp forest” where nearly 1,000 marine species live or regularly pass through. The park’s live wildlife cam is located in the ocean landing cove on Anacapa Island, off the coast of California between Ventura and Los Angeles. When tuning in, prepare to be mesmerized as colorful fish dart back and forth across the camera lens as the kelp sways peacefully with the push and pull of the ocean currents. Manatee Webcams, Blue Spring State Park, Florida. https://thedyrt.com/camping/florida/blue-spring-state-park Florida manatees live in slow moving, shallow water such as bays and rivers. These large marine mammals are a treat to spot in their natural environment, but they can be elusive. If you don’t have the opportunity to search for the creatures in the wild, try the manatee webcams at Blue Spring State Park instead. While the underwater and above-water webcams are no longer live, tune in to see highlights from the most current manatee season, including special shots of a manatee with her calf and one of an adorable manatee named Alice inspecting the camera. Audobon Osprey Nest Cam, Hog Island, ME. https://explore.org/livecams/ospreys/osprey-nest Getting up close and personal with a bird of prey’s nest has never been easier. This live wildlife cam captures the nest area of two western ospreys—Rachel and Steve— perched 30 feet above the Audubon Society’s
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Hog I s l a n d sanctuary off the coast of Maine. While the couple separates for the winter, thousands tune in for their reunification every spring. This live wildlife cam shows an intimate look at these raptor-like birds as they fish, soar, and hatch eggs annually.
Workout Classes
ClassPass. https://classpass.com/try/ live-workouts ClassPass, a subscription service that ordinarily enables users to visit a variety of boutique fitness studios, also hosts a library of virtual workouts. Right now, those 2,000+ audio and video workouts are free for everyone, no subscription required. Corepower Yoga. https:// www.corepoweryogaondemand.com/keep-up-yourpractice The yoga franchise — which has 18 studios in Colorado, most in the Denver area — is offering free access to a “special weekly collection” of online classes. “Please share this with friends, family and anyone who could use a little yoga in their life right now,” Corepower Yoga said on its website. Movement Climbing + Fitness. https:// w w w. fa c e b o o k . c o m / m ove m e n t d e n ver/?ref=br_rs All of Movement’s gyms and climbing walls may be closed, but head to the company’s Facebook page, where trainers from Movement locations around the city are posting live, free daily workouts recorded in their own homes.
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LEGOLAND Florida Resort. https://www. legoland.dk/en/accommodation/hotel-legoPlanet Fitness. https://www.planetfitness. land/virtual-tour/ The Great Lego Race and com/ One of the country’s largest gym chains Miniland USA are just two of the attractions is offering free home “work-ins” on Facebook you can check out in a virtual tour of the Live daily at 5 p.m. MDT. Previously streamed park. workouts are available on the Facebook page. Workouts are open to anyone, including those Go to Mars! https://accessmars.withgoogle. who aren’t Planet Fitness members, and typicom/?mod=article_inline Explore the surface cally last around half an hour. of Mars in the ultimate form of social distancing. While the team at Orangetheory. https://www.orangetheory. NASA is currently updating com/en-au/member-communication-regardthe site, you can still ing-coronavirus/ Two days after closing lotake a peek at 360cations nationwide last week, Orangetheory mode and get a began posting daily workouts on its website. feel for what the According to the website, Orangetheory will Curiosity rover share daily 30-minute workouts featuring top sees every day. coaches from around the world. You won’t need special equipment, but you might be Tour the Inasked to scrounge up some household obternational jects to use in your workout. Thursday’s video Space Station included five blocks including warm-up, some (ISS). https:// cardio and flexibility focusing on legs. www.nasa.gov/ mission_pages/ Camp Gladiator. https://www.facebook. station/main/ com/CampGladiator/ Camp Gladiator is a s u n i _ i s s _ t o u r. four-week outdoor group fitness program for html?mod=artiall levels led by certified personal trainers cle_inline Expedition with more than 4,000 locations nationwide. 33 Commander Suni This fee-based program has launched free Williams floats through the live at-home workouts on its Facebook page, International Space Station and three times a day on weekdays and once on gives those of us stuck on Earth a tour of Saturdays. Previous workouts are available the laboratories, observation deck, the crew’s on the Facebook page as well. You can also sleep quarters and more. It’s fascinating to download printable 30-minute workouts from see our planet down below from the observaits website. tion deck and to find out what life is really like on the station. | FEATURED | DINING | CALENDAR | MUSIC | CLASSIFIEDS |
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Virtual Farm Tour. https://www.farmfood360.ca/?mod=article_inline Explore 11 different Canadian farms and food processing facilities. Learn how to milk a cow, go behind the scenes at a sheep farm and meet some of the livestock guardian dogs, or visit an apple orchard. Draw with Ed Vere. http://www.edvere.com/ Every Wednesday and Friday at 6 a.m. (he’s posting from the UK) illustrator Ed Vere will share a new “how to draw” lesson via video on his website. So far he’s taught how to draw a lion, a monster and more. The videos remain available on his website after they’re shared, so don’t feel like you have to be up at 6 a.m. Lincoln Center Pop Up Classroom. https:// www.facebook.com/LincolnCenterNYC/ Every weekday morning at 10 a.m., Lincoln Center Pop-Up Classroom brings you a daily dose of creative art-making. A Lincoln Center Teaching Artist will lead families and kids in a workshop that uses simple materials found at home. Conducted on Facebook Live. Weekday Live Streams with Mr. Jon & Friends. https://www.facebook.com/ events/1074677622899381/ Mr. Jon & Friends is a group that writes and performs music just for kids! With schools are closed, they will be hosting weekday live streams and fun videos at 10:30 a.m. each day. These virtual events are all about fun, music, and laughter. Watch live, and then come back to re-watch alter as often as you’d like. You can find all the info on the Facebook event page.
Virtual Destinations Icehotel, Swedish Lapland. https://www. youtube.com/channel/UCx6-8cW9rHGNGhELh83fcCg Aurora photography company Lights over Lapland has created experiences for those suffering wanderlust to virtually travel to the Icehotel in Swedish Lapland. The 360-degree videos allow viewers to visit the local Arctic wilderness, meet local huskies and reindeer, go dogsledding and reindeer sledding and even join a Northern Lights hunt. J e r u s a l e m , Israel. samsungvr.com/view/ Wv_0tcndBOG Israel is promoting a whole series of virtual tours for armchair travellers, including one that takes you around Jerusalem’s most famous sights. Videos have a voiceover tour guide giving more information on the city’s holiest places, while 360-degree functionailty makes it feel more like you’re exploring.
