November 29, 2022 is the official Giving Tuesday campaign, but it is really just the start of the Giving Season. We are asking you to please consider giving a tax-deductible donation this season to help us continue to break the barriers to the outdoors for underserved youth, through Education Nature's Way.
Based on a Curriculum founded in ‘Learning by Doing' the youth expand personal boundaries through hands on activities like fly fishing, rock climbing, hiking, trail restoration, habitat restoration and workshops on Indigenous Ecological Knowledge facilitated by local Indigenous elders and knowledge keepers. The youth also learn land stewardship and conservation by hands on work within the Bishop Conservation Open Space Area (COSA) which is managed by the Environmental Department of the Bishop Paiute Tribe as well as river and riparian restoration clean-ups and in Yosemite National Park through the Climbing Rangers.
Our program seeks to help break the barriers between the youth and the outdoors. Welcoming underrepresented communities to outdoor adventures, in potentially new and interesting ways, is core to our programs. Each outing is working towards that goal in ways that include teaching independence and self-awareness through outdoor adventures, demonstrating partnership and trust through outdoor activities, and developing outdoor leaders through innovative programing and trips to public lands. Through these outings the youth start to feel comfortable being in nature, and become more self-confident in their outdoor and camping abilities and also in themselves.
Through their time with Sacred Rok the youth learn responsibility and respect for themselves, for each other and for the environment. The best way we do this is through ongoing and longterm relationships. The funding would help with transportation cost, staffing, food, and camping supplies, art and journaling materials, and educational presentations.
To donate or view our campaign please click here: Giving Tuesday