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Indigenous Location
, WA We host community surf camps on the Washington coast for Native youth in partnership with the Makah Indian Nation, Quileute Nation, Hoh Indian Tribe, and the Quinault Indian Nation. We teach Native youth to surf, empower them to explore their ancestral waters, and share the benefits of outdoor recreation in their own backyard.
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LGBTQ2S+, BIPOC Location
Portland, OR Wild Diversity elevates Black, Indigenous, all People of Color & the LGBTQ community in the outdoors. We offer resources for queer youth, youth of color and low income youth programs. We are here to provide a safe and welcoming spaces for our community.
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Indigenous Location
Olympia, WA Wa-Ya: Combining STEM principles with outdoor adventure, Indigenous knowledge, and environmental stewardship
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For All Location
Seattle, WA The Herons Nest is located on Duwamish Land in Seattle, WA. A place to grow, learn and work together as a community supporting sustainable education and land restoration.
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For All Location
Gustavus, AK Our mission is to educate a diverse generation of citizens, stewards, and leaders through immersive courses in the communities and wildlands of S’íx’ Tlein (Icy Strait) and Sít’ Eeti Gheeyí (Glacier Bay).
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For All Location
Carlsborg, WA We are a Sequim-based non-profit that nurtures our community's connection with nature, through immersive outdoor experiences.
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BIPOC Location
Oakland, CA We are transforming the outdoor and environmental movement by building power with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
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BIPOC Location
, WA The Bronze Chapter re-connects all people of color to nature and the natural world through skill-sharing, knowledge-sharing, and outdoor recreation. We’re on a mission to create a more skilled, able, and environmentally conscious BIPOC outdoor community.
We open doors to the outdoors and help communities of color rewrite their outdoor narratives.
We open doors to the outdoors and help communities of color rewrite their outdoor narratives.
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BIPOC Location
Portland, OR People of Color Outdoors is a non-profit organization and a Meetup community. People of Color Outdoors was created to provide Black, Indigenous, and People of Color a safe and welcoming way to enjoy nature in Oregon while learning about nature and the environment. Our activities are a blend of networking, outdoors career options, environmental education, history, outdoors skills and of course, fun!
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BIPOC Location
, WA A camping experience geared toward people of color, Refuge builds community through outdoor recreation, conversations, music, and art.
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BIPOC Location
, WA Cultivating a full cycle of BIPOC representation in maritime by innovatively strengthening environmental education & workplace culture.
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Asia Location
, WA Building a community of Asians & Pacific Islanders in the outdoors
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Alaska Native, Indigenous Location
A Native-Owned Athletic and Creative Collective
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African American Location
, WA EDGE Outdoors is a Washington State non-profit that creates space for adventure, growth, and leadership for Black, Indigenous, Women of Color in snow sports.
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Africa, BIPOC Location
Renton, WA Oshun Swim School seeks to create an Afro-Indigenous centered experience of water and swim-skill acquisition. Through healing-centered and trauma-informed courses and workshops, OSS strives to build a safer space for BIPOC womxn and non-binary people to explore our relationship with water, and grow into embodied, joyful swimmers.
This work centers frontline communities who have been historically excluded from swim environments, yet who bear the brunt of the climate crisis, and for whom swim skills are most essential.
This work centers frontline communities who have been historically excluded from swim environments, yet who bear the brunt of the climate crisis, and for whom swim skills are most essential.