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Views from the Treehouse

Where we get real with RVA’s outdoors leaders -- 20 feet up a in tree

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Can an RVA startup transform the risk-reward calculation for outdoor enthusiasts?

Can an RVA startup transform the risk-reward calculation for outdoor enthusiasts?

Charles Merritt and his team at Buddy Insurance offer something novel: On-demand accident insurance for mountain biking,... Read more

28 Feb 2020

39mins

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Basket and Bike: Touring the Virginia Capital Trail in Style

Basket and Bike: Touring the Virginia Capital Trail in Style

When Anne Poarch tired of a career in financial services, she turned to hospitality and showcasing the region she loves.... Read more

18 Feb 2020

46mins

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A Dirtbag Diary: The Michael Stratton Story

A Dirtbag Diary: The Michael Stratton Story

In the world of paddlers, mountain bikers, surfers, and other outdoors enthusiasts, "dirtbag" isn't a pejorative; it's a... Read more

24 Jan 2020

54mins

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What If Your Tree Guy Was Also a Physicist/Naturalist?

What If Your Tree Guy Was Also a Physicist/Naturalist?

Scott Turner and his company, True Timber Arborists, have reimagined what tree work looks and feels like in Richmond. It... Read more

20 Dec 2019

43mins

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Bike touring from Richmond just got a whole lot easier

Bike touring from Richmond just got a whole lot easier

What do you do when your Phd work isn’t doing it for you anymore? If you’re local Richmonder, Max Pendergraph, you take ... Read more

18 Nov 2019

40mins

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Virginia Gets Serious About the Business of Outdoor Recreation

Virginia Gets Serious About the Business of Outdoor Recreation

This summer Virginia became the 12th state to establish an Office of Outdoor Recreation. Meet Cass Rasnick; she's in cha... Read more

15 Oct 2019

45mins

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Enter the 'Pain Cave' with an RVA ultrarunning champ -- and try not to throw up

Enter the 'Pain Cave' with an RVA ultrarunning champ -- and try not to throw up

McLane Grow discovered a talent for distance running after through-hiking the Appalachian Trail. Now the local science t... Read more

11 Sep 2019

55mins

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Views from the Treehouse' host Gets Grilled on RVA's Outdoor Rec Scene

Views from the Treehouse' host Gets Grilled on RVA's Outdoor Rec Scene

For a year and a half, Andy Thompson and Matt Perry have put the questions to Richmond’s outdoor recreation leaders. Now... Read more

17 Jul 2019

53mins

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Views from the Treehouse Hosts Hit the Hot Seat

Views from the Treehouse Hosts Hit the Hot Seat

For a year and a half, Andy Thompson and Matt Perry have put the questions to Richmond's outdoor recreation leaders. Now... Read more

24 Jun 2019

50mins

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Local startup takes aim at AirBnB -- one hunting/camping/fishing trip at a time

Local startup takes aim at AirBnB -- one hunting/camping/fishing trip at a time

Buck Robinson is a co-founder of Outdoor Access, the Richmond-based company that wants to pair landowners with hunters, ... Read more

1 Jun 2019

53mins

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