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Connecting Youth To The Outdoors

Programs of Interest

Adventure to Leadership: Adventure Risk Challenge, building leadership, literacy and outdoor skills, preparing youth for college and beyond.  

Learn more about ARC

UC Merced's Yosemite Youth Leadership Program is a 2-year program focused on giving UC Merced students, regardless of major or previous outdoor experience, the skills to lead, advocate for the environment, make informed ethical decisions and create social change.

Learn more about YLP

WildLink will inspire you to develop lasting connections to wild places through wilderness experiences and community stewardship.

Learn more about Wildlink

Tell us how you think it would help you get outside in our online forum.

Your Voice

Share your stories!  Share your stories, meet new friends, and get outside! Create a profile here to connect with others and the outdoors. Register here to become a member!

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Follow Into Outside  on FacebookFollow Into Outside on Facebook.Share your adventures with other youth who are also visiting the outdoors.

Tell us what you think. Giving us your feedback - we want to know what empowers you to get into the outside.
You can also share your suggestions in our online community forum.

What is Breaking Barriers? Learn about Breaking Barriers initiative here.

From another community? Start your own forum and group. Sign up here to create your own organization, group or individual profile.

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Get Into Outside

Mitch De Leon, Yosemite Conservancy

Posted in Stories, YLP, Yosemite

YLP Intern I am Mitchelle De Leon. I attended UC Merced from the fall semester of 2010 until the fall semester of 2011 with an undeclared major (I have since transferred to another university pursuing a degree in...

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Video | Kevin Mendoza

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Kevin Mendoza, Interpretation

Posted in Stories, YLP

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Poem | Making My Dreams Come True

Posted in ARC, Poem, Stories, Youth Programs

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Poem | I’m An Eagle

Posted in Poem, Stories

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Poem | Something Right

Posted in Poem, Stories

Something Right By Boa Huynh I couldn’t sleep My eyes were closed and I...

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National Forest

Posted in Get Outside, National Forest

National Forest Sierra National Forest: The Sierra National Forest, located...

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State & Local Parks

Posted in Get Outside, State Parks

State & Local Parks Parks in Merced County: Merced County is home to a...

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About Little Yosemite Valley Internships

Posted in Get Involved, Jobs & Internships, Yosemite

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