The first step in avoiding weather-related boating accidents is checking the weather forecast before your adventure begins and throughout the day. In today’s world of hand-held technology, there is no excuse for not doing so.
In The Outdoors
Freelance writer Doug Nielsen is a conservation educator for the Nevada Department of Wildlife. His “In the Outdoors” column, published Thursday in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NDOW. Any opinions he states in his column are his own.
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