Normally we don’t promote anything on the main ODB.com blog, but this once it appears that a good cause and mutual benefit shall override.  Let me introduce The Outdoor Bloggers Summit, an organization of outdoors writers across the web promoting conservation, outdoors sports, and even an annual meeting for outdoors bloggers across the globe.

From The Outdoor Bloggers Summit mission statement:

• Support conservation efforts and positively portray the value of outdoor pursuits
• Encourage and support the efforts of existing outdoor bloggers
• Offer incentive and support for new bloggers who might wish to blog about the outdoors
• Unite the voices of bloggers so we can speak as one about critical issues that effect outdoor pursuits.
• Provide a clearinghouse for information about outdoor pursuits

How can you support The Outdoor Bloggers Summit?

1. Post about The Summit, and introduce your readers to what they’re all about.
2. Add the “I support The Outdoor Bloggers Summit” badge on your blog.

  OutdoorsBlogger writers can add the badge to their blog roll by taking the following steps:

1. From the blog roll menu, click “Add a Link”
2. Fill in the name attribute, put ” http://outdoorbloggerssummit.blogspot.com/ ” in the Address field (without the quotes).
3. Lastly, open the advanced dialog below.  Fill in Image Address field as ” http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g221/huntwriter/OWOV/sum_bu1.jpg ” (also without the quotes) and click add link.

OutdoorsBlogger is proud to be featured over at Blog Network Watch.  BNW is the biggest, baddest industry blog for blog networks & blog hosting, and getting mention on such a site will prove invaluable as our community grows.

Outdoors Bloggers can now install Blog Catalog Widgets in their sidebars, with their own B.C. account of course.  After signing up for Blog Catalog (highly encouraged), activate the plugin, and drag the widget into the sidebar & click on the little options tab on the Blog Catalog widget.  Follow the instructions and, as always, direct any questions or trouble you encounter towards the forums.

Oh, and for you MyBlogLog fans, we’ve got a widget in the works for you too.

Monday, Oct. 15 is the international blog action day for the enviorment. Seems like something we can get involved with around here.  The idea is to cover up the blogosphere with enviormental causes on this day, and you can read the details here.

We’ve finally gone “live” with two new features here on OutdoorsBlogger:

1. Support Forums - a place to ask about promoting your blog, working with the post editor, plugins, widgets, and anything else that will help make your blog a success!
2. ODB’s Big Post Map - Now OutdoorsBloggers can mark there posts on our Big Post Map. No need to enter coordinates, or code anything… just activate the plugin and type in your location. Instructions and feedback here.