The digital Vivitar DVR786 Action Camera. Cell-phone cameras are fine, but you can't submerge them in 30 feet of water or mount them on an ATV, a bike or a helmet. The digital Vivitar DVR786 Action Camera is the perfect stocking stuffer for bikers, skiers, active teens and other outdoorsy folks. Available at Wal-Mart, $59.99.
Christmas is for the birds. Or maybe for your favorite birder. A gift membership to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the world's leading avian research center, supports scientific exploration and education. Membership packages range from $29 to $500 and provide a range of information designed to increase understanding of birds and make outdoor exploration more enjoyable.
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Down in the gorge, up on the mountain, out on the lake ... sometimes cell phone coverage is spotty at best. The DeLorme inReach Explorer, a global satellite communication device, isn't a phone. It's a more reliable tool that allows adventurers to send and receive text messages, post on social media and issue an SOS from anywhere, anytime. Its built-in navigation system plugs into many hand-held devices to access topographic maps and weather charts. Contract and no-contract satellite airtime service plans available at Gander Mountain, $379.
Hikers, bikers, boaters, climbers, scavengers and anyone who likes to do things outside in the Pittsburgh region knows about activities coordinator Venture Outdoors. Tax-deductible membership fees range from $15 for students and seniors to $50 for families. Members get group discounts of up to 40 percent on VO outings and discounts on Kayak Pittsburgh season passes. Best of all, you can get this gift with a few key strokes and a credit card at www.ventureoutdoors.org/join-us.
The outdoorsperson on your gift list needs a safe and reliable source of emergency drinking water. The LifeStraw Personal Water Filter company promises its product removes virtually all waterborne bacteria and protozoan parasites, and filters up to 1,000 liters per cartridge. Plus, for every LifeStraw product sold, the company provides a child in a developing country with clean, safe drinking water for an entire school year.
Since its original release in 2012, "A Season on the Allegheny" (CreateSpace, $13.89) by Western Pennsylvania writer and environmental scientist Robert Hilliard has been highly rated by critics and loved by others. The nonfiction book follows a year spent in Allegheny National Forest, where the author follows deer, turkey and grouse as he discovers the people who continue to make history there. Mr. Hilliard will host a book signing at 1-3 p.m. Sunday at Cooksburg Dry Goods, Cooksburg, in Clarion and Forest counties. Also available at Barnes & Noble's Nook Book Store, Apple's iBookstore and Smashwords.com.
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