BAWT is looking for a new Director of Development – click here

Training, free gear loans, funding, and a community of peer support – these are the services BAWT has provided since 1999. BAWT is about breaking down barriers for young people to access the outdoors – to fight against childhood obesity and a growing, disturbing disconnect now becoming known as “Nature-Deficit Disorder”. This term, coined by Richard Louv, describes the growing psychological, physical, and cognitive costs of alienation from nature. BAWT is addressing this concern by getting over 26,000 youth outdoors!

We’ve moved! BAWT’S OAKLAND HEADQUARTERS: 1050 East 8TH Street.

See how BAWT-trained teachers can make a difference in the video below.

What you can do to help:

Whether you’re someone looking to get trained to take kids outside or a person looking to make a difference in your community by making a contribution of time or money, BAWT provides a way for you to help connect kids to the bigger picture of a living planet that we all share.