Greenpoint Library Presents: Outdoor Skills Series for Teens - Using Compasses for Navigation

Teens 13+, meet us at McGolrick Park to learn the basics of using a compass to navigate the outdoors and improve your map-reading skills! Each teen will receive a compass to take home with them.

UPDATE 06/10: If you need help locating us in the park, the Young Adult Librarian (Shelda) will have a BLUE hat on. You can refer to the image of Jens. Email szajmi@bklynlibrary.org if you can't find us!

This program will be led by Jens Rasmussen a seasoned outdoorsman, international traveler, and experienced educator. Raised in rural Wisconsin, he learned wilderness skills from a young age, which he later honed through Maine Guide Training. His expertise in survival and wilderness instruction has been featured by the New York Times and CBS News.

He was one of 13 people in National Geographic's six part TV series MYGRATIONS, to successfully complete the month-long survival journey on foot across the Serengeti.

Here in Greenpoint he was a lead organizer to save Bushwick Inlet Park from commercial developers and is a founding board member and instructor at the North Brooklyn Community Boathouse.

This program is made possible through the generous support of the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund.