Mammoth organizations announce the premiere of "Outdoors in Mammoth," a family-centered environmental festival featuring Jean-Michel Cousteau.  The summer event is an opportunity to celebrate Mammoth's unique place in the mountains by raising awareness through communication, education, and action.  The festival, set for August 5^th & 6^th, 2008, provides an exceptional and enjoyable atmosphere for all ages.
The two-day event, themed "Summit to the Sea - Everything is Connected," will be a fun and interactive opportunity for families to explore the mountains and discover the role they each can play in building a responsible tomorrow.  Through field trips and experiences, the event aims to spread realization that land and sea are connected; that humans and nature are connected; and that the present is connected to the future; while every individual - regardless of age - can make intelligent decisions that have a powerful impact on the environment.
The focus will be hands-on activities with short journeys to lakes, creeks, hot springs, and mountains.  Examples of morning, afternoon, and evening activities include hiking to the summit source of our drinking water to become a citizen scientist by testing the water quality; adventuring into nature with the Paiute Indians to understand how they dwelled sustainably for thousands of years; investigating the local hot springs to gain knowledge of the natural energy sources; watching a thought-provoking film under the stars; and enjoying a summer, open-air dinner conversation with renown environmental ambassador, Jean-Michel Cousteau.