OUR MISSION:
Equitable access to outdoor experiences for youth of color and low-income youth
Bay Area Wilderness Training envisions a generation of social and environmental leaders, inspired by positive and meaningful experiences in nature, who reflect the diversity of our local community.
What We Do:
Outdoor Leadership Training
We offer affordable outdoor leadership skills training for teachers and youth workers.
Free Outdoor Gear Library
Free high-quality outdoor gear loaned for free for youth groups, schools and community organizations serving disadvantaged youth.
Funding & Support
Offering scholarships for training courses, and grants to support trips with youth. Offering a supportive community of peers and guidance.
Why we do what we do
We help thousands of diverse Bay Area youth get outdoors on overnight camping trips each year.
Some of them have never seen the ocean or left their neighborhoods.
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NEWS
BAWT’s Commitment to Anti-Racism
BAWT Family, We dedicate this month’s newsletter to healthy and strong Black lives and futures. Juneteenth, Freedom Day, is June 19th. America has come a long way since the Emancipation Proclamation and has so much further to go. We are committed to doing the...
Earth Day 2020
Happy Earth Day, everyone! There's no better time than now to celebrate and appreciate all that the natural world has to offer. Take a moment (or a few!) today to get some fresh air and give thanks to Mother Earth for providing us with so much joy, knowledge, and...
COVID-19 Park Closure Updates
Please read below for updated information regarding Bay Area park closures. *Updated as of April 2nd, 2020* California State Parks: To date, State Parks has proactively taken the following steps in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic: Closures ALL...
March 16th COVID-19 Update
Dear BAWT Community, Community and health are always top of mind at Bay Area Wilderness Training. As we navigate these unprecedented times we’ve implemented additional precautions and we appreciate your understanding of the following temporary changes. As of today...
Coronavirus Update
To the BAWT Community: BAWT is taking serious precautions against the spread of COVID-19. Please see below for updates regarding BAWT events and how we are responding to the outbreak. BAWT Engagement Events - We are postponing our April 4th Spring Used...
BAWT Community Update
January 23, 2020 Dear BAWT Community, For the past six months, Liza Dadiomov, Director of Programs and Sierra Lawe, Director of Development have served as interim co-leaders of Bay Area Wilderness Training. During this period, the BAWT Board of Advisors created a...
Featured youth worker
Testimonial
“I think it is very important for more youth to have the chance to experience the outdoors. Experiencing the outdoors for me was my ticket to cleaning my life up, and I think that this can be the case for more youth; they just need the opportunity to see it.”
– Terry Roy, Outdoor Coordinator, BAWT FLT Alumni
Our Generous Supporters
