National Public Lands Day Paddles, Plants and Caves: BLM Connects Milwaukee Youth with the Outdoors

Staff and partners with the Bureau of Land Managementโ€™s Northeastern States District stand beside the Mobile Cave Exhibit…

Bringing the Classroom Outside: Riverview Elementary Teachers Spend a Day Learning at Harriet Island

On a cool and cloudy autumn day in mid-September, 15 teachers from Riverview Elementary School (Saint Paul Public…

Canoemobile inclusive day programs youth canoeing

Why Wilderness Inquiryโ€™s Work Matters Right Now

If it feels like the world is running hot all the time, youโ€™re not alone. Anxious headlines. A…

Wilderness Inquiry outdoor adventure programs for youth in the mountains

Getting Youth Outside Today Shapes the Conservation Leaders of Tomorrow

By Erika Rivers, Executive Director, Wilderness Inquiry When I think about the future of our public lands and…

Making the Outdoors Accessible: Wilderness Inquiry in the News

In this recent feature by reporter Access Press Joey Carlson, Anne Strootman, Wilderness Inquiryโ€™s Participant and Volunteer Engagement…

Canoemobile participants in 2026 on a lake in California

Future Guardians: Students Connect with Local Waterways

Smart Water Magazine recently featured Wilderness Inquiryโ€™s Canoemobile program and our partnership with KISTERS in a story highlighting…

2026 Partner Paddles canoeists

Nature Thrives Through Relationships, andย So Does Wilderness Inquiry

Mutual symbiosis, when two beings interact and benefit from each other, is one of the building blocks of…

people hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains

Life is Better Outdoors: Nature Dosing Helps Us Feel and Live Better

By Erika Rivers On an August day in 2019, I came home from work wound tight. I love…

Sepia photo of the first group of Wilderness Inquiry participants sitting on a rock

Bringing People Together for 48 Years!

By Erika Rivers and Greg Lais On a gray May morning in 1977, a small group of strangers…

Woman standing in a tree

Tents, Sea Caves, and Sโ€™mores: How One Trip Opened a New World for Emily

While Wilderness Inquiry is known for our inclusive trips for people with and without disabilities, sometimes creating opportunities…