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These videos provide viewers with an introduction to outdoor education, the benefits experienced by urban youth who participate in such programs, and the endless possibilities that exist to bring inner city youth outside. While not explicitly affiliated with grassroots organizations, these videos nonetheless highlight many of the struggles and successes inherent to most urban outdoor education programs.


City Kids in National Parks describes two programs – one in Las Vegas and one in Miami – that work to bring urban youth into nature and teach them environmental science and stewardship.20


Inspiring Kids With the Great Outdoors describes GOAT (Great Outdoor Adventure Trips), an organization that works to bring at-risk youth in Greenville, South Carolina, outside.21