For nearly a decade, Wilderness Inquiry has worked alongside Alpha Resource Center in Santa Barbara, CA, to connect adults who have intellectual and developmental disabilities to canoeing and camping experiences in the Santa Barbara area. A key partner and supporter for this work has been Toad&Co, who joins each year with volunteers, financial support, and… [Read more] Paddling the West Coast with Alpha Resource Center and Toad&Co
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On Trail: Park Center High School in the Boundary Waters
In late January, a group of students from Park Center Senior High School embarked on a snow-filled adventure to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, the first of three outdoor trips planned with Wilderness Inquiry. The up-north adventure provided Park Center students (aka Park Center Pirates!) the opportunity to get outdoors as part of their education… [Read more] On Trail: Park Center High School in the Boundary Waters
2020 Year in Review – Everyone Belongs in the Outdoors
While 2020 brought immense challenges that impacted our communities, country, and world, we have also seen resilience, hope, imagination, connection, and changes that will guide us in the years to come. The stories and photos below highlight the power of both human connection and connection to the outdoors — two core tenets of Wilderness Inquiry’s… [Read more] 2020 Year in Review – Everyone Belongs in the Outdoors
Backpacking the Beartooths: On Trail with Edison High School
This past July, Wilderness Inquiry went to the Beartooth Mountains in Montana with eight students and two teachers from Edison High School in Minneapolis. Over four days in the mountains, our three outdoor leaders hiked with the group. While one of the students had been to the Boundary Waters and two had been to Yellowstone… [Read more] Backpacking the Beartooths: On Trail with Edison High School
Wilderness Inquiry and The Woods Project Create a New Generation of Outdoor Leaders
Extended time outdoors leads to growth and leadership that translates into other areas of life. This past June, two organization that believe strongly in the transformative powers of adventure teamed up. Wilderness Inquiry hosted students from Houston-based nonprofit The Woods Project at our Little Sand Bay Base Camp, near the Apostle Islands, in Wisconsin. The… [Read more] Wilderness Inquiry and The Woods Project Create a New Generation of Outdoor Leaders