PROJECTS
Dawgpatch Bandits Inc. designs and builds outdoor recreation, fitness, and nature access projects in both private and public spaces. The goal of every project we take on is to provide or improve a tangible outdoor resource that supports mental health for individuals and the community.
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We believe outdoor recreation is a fundamental outlet to support mental health. A tangible way for DPB to make an impact in this area is to create greater access to outdoor recreation resources for all people.
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The “Fitness Area Campaign” is a direct effort to design and build outdoor fitness resources at substance abuse and mental health recovery facilities, parks and public schools across the United States. These dedicated fitness areas create a direct outlet for individuals to practice functional fitness.
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We are currently working with Villages/Townships to identify and mark public water access points in their jurisdiction. Water access points are the gateway to one of our greatest natural recreational resources, the bays and ocean. Paddling, swimming, rowing and other water based activities provide a positive mental health outlet, and maintaining access to the water is fundamental in keeping those activities free and open to the public.
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Our ‘Brush Neck Oysters’ program facilitates aquaculture for dock owners wanting to support water quality in our local bays. Cleaner water will support the next generation of Watermen & Baymen.
PHILOSOPHY
“Whatever time you choose is the right time. Not early, not late.”
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
“Destitutus ventis, remos adhibe.”
- Latin Proverb
“No amount of cultivation, intellect, or wealth, will ever make up to the community for the lack of muscle, ability and pluck.”
— Walt Whitman
“Only the mountain has lived long enough to listen objectively to the howl of the wolf.”
- Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac