Blog
Backcountry Cooking 101
Andy is our Leadership Program Coordinator. A long time volunteer and supporter, he started working at Outdoor Outreach in 2017.Cooking is part of our daily life in the backcountry. It should be in the frontcountry too, but with all of the hustle and bustle, some of...
Parks for All
Idris Ahmed is an Outdoor Outreach Leadership Program graduate, and former Crawford High School Adventure Club participant. Yesterday, he spoke to California State Legislators about the values of parks-based programs like Outdoor Outreach --and we could not be more...
The Faces of Outdoor Outreach: Sameer Azimi
One in 4 Outdoor Outreach participants are refugees or immigrants. Many have stories similar to Sameer’s:“I was born in Kabul. My family and I came to the US 12 years ago, to get away from the Taliban. I was 5; my brothers Sunil and Sahil were 3 and 1. My mom had to...
Boulder Clean Under The Stars
For teens coming from San Diego's park-poor communities, what does a first experience rock climbing in Joshua Tree and camping under the stars look like?Last month, Boulder Clean sponsored an overnight rock climbing trip in Joshua Tree, providing an unforgettable...
4 Things To Do After Thanksgiving
1) Choose Fresh Air instead of ShoppingInstead of shopping, spend the day outside; join the nearly 400,000 participants who refuse to stand in line on Black Friday and are participating in REI's #OptOutside campaign. Make sure to check out Outdoor Outreach's staff's...
Help The Station raise funds to support OO’s winter programs!
The Station is a year-round, non-profit youth camp. They have facilitated many trips for Outdoor Outreach, and will once again be a key partner this winter in Mammoth, where many of our youth will snowboard for the very first time. Check out The Station's Silent...
Tijuana River Action Month: a Community Effort
It's a wrap! Tijuana River Action Month (TRAM) 2016 ended on October 15 after a series of education and stewardship events benefiting the Tijuana River Watershed. Thanks to funding from California American Water, Outdoor Outreach was able to participate in a community...
Lead The Way 2016
Outdoor Outreach leadership program graduates share their stories at Lead The Way 2016.
Our staff’s top 5 hikes in San Diego County
This week, we've asked the best outdoor specialists —our very own Outdoor Outreach staff! to tell us about their favorite hikes in San Diego County. These guys spend most of their time outdoors, introducing teens from park-poor communities to the transformative power...
Outdoor Outreach Alumni: From participant to instructor, to a Master’s in Urban Education
Cody Marshall is a 4th grade teacher in Oakland, CA. He holds a Master’s degree in Urban Education from Loyola Marymount University, has served in Teach for America and was the recipient of the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship, which supported him through his...