June is Great Outdoors Month, and here's the latest effort to get people outside and active:

The second annual National Get Outdoors Day will be held this Saturday, June 13, with events across the country. Events are open to all, but especially target urban families and youth who rarely engage in outdoor activities, and other first-time visitors to public lands and waters.

Families and kids can try activities like orienteering with a map and compass, geocaching, casting, pitching a tent, and testing sleeping bags. Participants will be invited to follow-up events this summer, including wildlife hikes with rangers, introductions to mountain biking and fly-fishing, and kayaking and rafting. Any equipment needed will be provided.

National Get Outdoors Day event sites are located across the country, including metropolitan city parks, where access by public transportation and walking is widely available.

Information about volunteerism on public lands and job opportunities through AmeriCorps and Forest Service hot-shot fire crews also will be available.

For more information: www.nationalgetoutdoorsday.org