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A group of people walk down a trail with backpacks on. The person in the center smiles at the camera.
Photo courtesy of Wild Diversity

Wild Diversity Builds LGBTQ+ Community Outdoors

June is Pride month. In a year already marked by anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and legislation, it feels especially important to celebrate the joy and resilience of the LGBTQ+ community. For NRF, this means focusing on

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A young person sits next to an adult on a couch who is taking notes

Youth Exposure to Violence Necessitates Staff Readiness

An unfortunate reality of working with young people is the need to acknowledge that violence is part of many children’s life experiences. Youth could be exposed to violence at school, at home, or in their

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