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Blog Entries - Feb. 2022

a young boy climbs on a rock wall

The Role of Risk in Youth Development

When we encourage young people to play outside or to engage in experiential learning, we are accepting a certain level of risk. The outdoors presents a range of environmental factors outside of our control. When we try

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a group of young people ride their bikes on a trail

The Explore Fund Council Promotes Access to the Outdoors

The Explore Fund is a project from The North Face, an iconic outdoor gear brand founded in California in the mid-1960s. While The North Face still sells backpacks, hiking boots, and tents, more recently it has also

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