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Oakland, CA 94612
Sobrato Center
538 Valley Way, bldg. 3
Milpitas, CA 95035
tel: 510-452-BAWT (2298)
fax: 510-452-8335
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Bay Area Wilderness Training (BAWT) is a project of the Earth Island Institute a 501(c)3 corporation.
574 leaders trained to date
Prepare to lead youth safely into the wilderness. BAWT offers basic leadership courses and advanced seminars.
> Wilderness Leadership
> Wilderness First Aid
> Amy Chamberlain Scholarship Fund
> See scheduled courses below:
> June 14th
Climbing for Kids Training Hike
Big Basin State Park
> June 17th, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Discovery Session and Volunteer Night
BAWT Oakland HQ, Oakland
> June 17-21 and September 9-13
Wilderness Leadership Training
> August 2-12
Wilderness First Responder
Pepperwood Preserve, Santa Rosa, CA
7,000+ youth served & counting
After your training, get the resources you need to lead youth into the backcountry:
> Borrow gear for FREE
> Borrow a van - the BAWTmobile
> Find maps, trip ideas, recipes and more...
> Apply for a Richard Louv Mini-Grant to fund your trip
Donate/BAWT Events
Many ways to help BAWT:
> Discovery Sessions
> BAWT’s Facebook Cause
> Listserve
> Volunteer/Intern
> Get Email Newsletter
Find Out More about BAWT - Attend a Discovery Session |
BAWT, a program of the Earth Island Institute, began with the idea that California’s bountiful wilderness areas are a vast, yet untapped, resource for local youth-serving organizations. BAWT promotes the wise use of these national, state and regional parks through our professional wilderness leadership training. Then, we link our workshops to our outdoor equipment library, so that youth organizations and schools may outfit their groups for trips of their own -- free of charge!
We believe that well led trips to granite cliffs, isolated beaches and ancient redwoods, provide youth with powerful and life changing experiences.
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