This is a roundup article of four outdoor non-profit interviews we have done recently! We hope you can listen and enjoy the stories of incredible work in the outdoor scene. Each of these organizations and groups lift up and exemplify the chance for a better future for the outdoors! We hope you enjoy the outdoor non profit interview article below.
From protecting the California deserts to planting trees in Michigan cities to outdoor healing for sexually exploited women and victims of human trafficking to a safe and welcoming space for the black community on Georgia hiking trails there’s a wide range of amazing missions here. Tune in below and we hope you enjoy!
Freedom Summit Adventures Interview
In this video we interview the founder of Freedom Summit Adventures. Freedom Summit Adventures aims to utilize the great outdoors as a source of healing for women who have experienced any form of sexual exploitation and/or human trafficking.
Links from our Interview:
1. Freedom Summit Adventures Website
2. Unlikely Hikers
3. Generate Hope
4. PEI Trail
5. The Park Street Inn
Outdoor Non-Profit Interview:
Mojave Desert Land Trust
In this video we interview a vital member of the Mojave Desert Land Trust (MDLT for short) team. Mackenzie the volunteer coordinator joins us to share the work and impact made by MDLT, what some of the ways in which you can get involved are, and understanding the importance and mission of the protection of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts.
Per the MDLT website: “Our mission is to protect the Colorado and Mojave Desert ecosystems and their natural, scenic, and cultural resources. Our vision for the California desert includes dark night skies, clean air and water, broad views and vistas, and an abundance of native plants and animals.”
Mackenzie shares stories of her outdoor journeys including in Zion and growing up in Arizona, other outdoor non-profits she loves, and a glimpse inside life on the team at MDLT!
Links from the Interview:
Mojave Desert Land Trust Info, Volunteering, and Donations
High Desert Emergency Action Alliance
United States Adaptive Recreation Center
Corps That
Unlikely Hikers
Outdoor Non-Profit Interview:
Friends of Grand Rapids Parks
In this video we interview two vital members of the Friends of Grand Rapids Parks. Stacy the Executive Director and Lauren the Director of Programs join us in this chat. Per the Friends of GR Parks website: “Each of Friends’ programs helps us increase equal access to the outdoors and empower people to cultivate vibrant parks, trees, and green spaces.”
Lauren and Stacy share stories about trees, the importance of shade, what outdoor adventure really can be, and their journeys landing them in Grand Rapids Michigan.
Learn More, Donate, and Volunteer with Friends of GR Parks
BLK Hiking Club Interview
BLK Hiking Club:
CREATING A VILLAGE OF BLACK HIKERS IN NATURE.
Mission: To provide black hikers with a quality safe hiking experience in an unfamiliar space.
Vision: One day, all black hikers in this country will know that they belong in the outdoor space too.
Link from the Interview:
Peace in the Wild
We hope you enjoyed these outdoor non-profit interviews with organization that are creating an amazing vision for the outdoor spaces both today and in the future!
If there’s an organization you are a part of or have a connection to that we can interview we’d love to do so.
Drop a comment and let’s connect!
Happy Hiking,
The HPH Crew