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From Base to Basecamp: Strengthening Military Families Through Outdoor Adventures

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Through engaging adventures in national parks, public lands, and waterways, the Military Families Outdoors (MFO) program provides service members and their families the opportunity to experience the life-changing benefits of nature. In its 2024 pilot year, MFO impacted over 9,000 participants through an array of outdoor experiences, including guided hikes, canoeing and kayaking excursions, camping trips, and environmental education programs to support positive mental and physical health outcomes for all military family members who participate.  [Read more]

Unpacking the Impact: Devin’s Story

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A Wilderness Inquiry adventure is so much more than a trip. It’s an experience, an opportunity for connection, a place where everyone belongs. And we think no one is better to tell that story than those exact people who explore the natural world with us. This is Devin’s story. Devin’s journey with Wilderness Inquiry began… [Read more] Unpacking the Impact: Devin’s Story

Fostering Food and Community in Our New Kitchen

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With the official move to our new headquarters in Bloomington, MN comes one of the most exciting updates to our operational space and capacity: a beautiful new kitchen!  For nearly 50 years, Wilderness Inquiry has been bringing people together in the outdoors, and continually exploring and refining the myriad elements it takes to do so.… [Read more] Fostering Food and Community in Our New Kitchen

2024 Year in Review: Growing our Impact

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This year, we adventured with more than 40,000 people across familiar and new locations nationwide and internationally. Wilderness Inquiry saw incredible growth and deepening impact. And we continued to innovate by introducing new programs, forging new partnerships, and embracing new communities to best serve all who adventure with us. 2024 was a year of transformative change, and we are deeply grateful for the community of supporters whose generosity significantly contributes to our success. [Read more]

Building Outdoor Connections with Urban Communities

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For more than 15 years, Wilderness Inquiry has partnered with the U.S. Forest Service – Urban Connections program. Through a progression of outdoor education and recreation experiences – from backyard to backcountry – our shared work has engaged youth from urban areas within the Forest Service’s Eastern region to build confidence and connection in nature. [Read more]

Un”Belize”able Adventure with Wilderness Inquiry!

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This past February, a group of Wilderness Inquiry travelers set off on an adventure to spend eight days exploring Belize and Tikal. Participants and staff alike had an unforgettable experience in the beautiful jungle, beach, and mountain landscapes of these popular Central American destinations. [Read more]