ZERO-IMPACT ETHICS
From our beginning in 1973, we have been committed to teaching young people about the joys of living in the out of doors without the luxuries we all take for granted. While the spectacular outdoor ecosystems we have visited have been wonderful classrooms, we have always been sensitive toward our potential environmental impact to them and the need to leave these special places better than we found them. We began teaching zero-impact camping ethics years before the concept became the standard for all outdoor schools and we are proud of that legacy.
SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL
As our program has become more global, we have expanded our mission by teaching sustainable travel and the importance of supporting local communities and economies through our low-impact travel on foot, by small boats, and in small groups. We are always welcomed visitors in foreign lands.
OUR “GREEN” CATALOG
This beautiful catalog in your hands was printed with soy ink on recycled paper through an FSC company. When you are finished with it, please pass it on to someone you feel might benefit from one of our programs, or be sure to recycle it.
OUR ALUMNI
Our 18,500 alumni since 1973 have been our greatest contribution to the environment. They have all experienced our planet’s fragility and beauty and have had instilled in them a strong environmental awareness and ethical foundation to conduct their lives responsibly. We are constantly rewarded for our efforts as we hear from our former students each year. Many of them are now making major contributions towards the betterment of our planet through their lives’ work. You can see our impact on the planet in National Geographic’s series on global warming, “Strange Days on Planet Earth,” narrated by actor, environmental advocate, and former Wilderness Ventures student Edward Norton. 
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The Hole Idea Scholarship |
Each summer, Wilderness Ventures’ staff members lead backcountry experiences here in Jackson Hole and near Seattle for students with significant financial need. From backpacking trips in the Tetons or Washington’s Cascades to sea kayaking trips in Yellowstone or Washington’s San Juan Islands, numerous less-fortunate but motivated young adults have an opportunity to experience the wonders of our planet while gaining valuable leadership skills. If you would like to help us with our mission by partially sponsoring a deserving young person with a donation of dollars, airline mileage, etcetera, please contact us and ask about The Hole Idea Scholarship Project. Working together, we can make a difference. |
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