Creating a More Welcoming Outdoors

Historically, the outdoors has not been a place of inclusion or safety for all, but today, a movement of companies, schools, and organizations, including Leave No Trace, is actively building initiatives and programs to support an outdoors scene that welcomes everyone.

We partner with like-minded nonprofits and various communities, including people with disabilities, those in the LGBTQ+ community, Black and Indigenous individuals, people of color, and anyone who may not feel welcome or comfortable in outdoor spaces due to historic and systemic inequalities.

Recommended article from The Atlantic: “5 Ways to Make the Outdoors More Inclusive

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