Detroit Outdoors

The Detroit Outdoors program provides training, gear rental & programming for youth groups to have an overnight camping experience right in their own city.

[Detroit Outdoors @OutdoorsDetroit]

Lifetime National Park and recreation passes also available for veterans and active-duty military tomorrow. (Thank you @usfs_r9 !) Veterans and active military can also obtain passes for free at the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge in Trenton, MI

[The Henry Ford @thehenryford]

In commemoration of Veterans Day, The Henry Ford invites all active-duty military personnel, veterans and their families to visit on Monday, November 11 at no cost with a valid military ID.

Read more about our special Veterans Day programming here: https://t.co/zKfTyXaknP

[Detroit Outdoors @OutdoorsDetroit]

“Honestly, the best decision I ever made was going inside that club. I got to be in nature.” Hamtramck High School Outdoor Adventure Club members tell their story. @DetroitParksRec @YMCADetroit @CrystalMountain @SierraOutdoors #FSUrbanConnections

https://t.co/ULxROCC5KJ

[Detroit Outdoors @OutdoorsDetroit]

Great piece, Deidra! Thank you for helping others connect with the outdoors. We’re so grateful to work with you.

[Sierra Club Outdoors for All @SierraOutdoors]

. @SierraClub Military Outdoors' Deidra Goodwin wrote about being an Army kid and how important time outdoors was in that experience. Read more in this essay in @starsandstripes:
https://t.co/j5Bpo15fYl

[Sierra Club @SierraClub]

Congratulations to our very own Andrew Sarpolis, who was recognized by @crainsdetroit as a notable leader in sustainability.

"He spent 10 years building the @BeyondCoal Campaign, which saw more than 90% of Michigan’s coal fleet retired."

https://t.co/MSMb1fb1TN

[Detroit Outdoors @OutdoorsDetroit]

We LOVE these teachers….

“The kids want to learn about it and are super smart and motivated, so that’s where it’s exciting for them – to join the fight,” Bill Albrecht

https://t.co/FhCLssLMd5

[Detroit Outdoors @OutdoorsDetroit]

Another adventure on Big Red with @theBOATbus and Detroit Area teens to visit forests, waters, and ice walls of the UP! Great visits with @NorthernMichU @DownWindSports Great partners made it happen @DetroitParksRec #FSUrbanConnections

[Detroit Outdoors @OutdoorsDetroit]

@SierraClub led off their new podcast series with a feature on our work! So many partners were key to reviving Scout Hollow, like Lisa Perez and the US Forest Service. #fsurbanconnections @DetroitParksRec @YMCABOLDGOLD @YMCADetroit @OENetwork @kresgedetroit @RCWJRF

[Sierra Club Outdoors for All @SierraOutdoors]

Outdoors for All staffer Garrett Dempsey, working with @OutdoorsDetroit, appears in the first episode of @SierraClub's new podcast "Let's Take It Outside" to talk about his work in Scout Hollow - Detroit's only urban campground. Catch it now: https://t.co/4Potgb92ss

[Detroit Outdoors @OutdoorsDetroit]

#ThriveOutside !!! (And Ski & Snowboard volunteers welcome. Just drop us a line!)

[Detroit Outdoors @OutdoorsDetroit]

This is how we #ThriveOutside in the D! #NationalThriveOutsideDay #FSUrbanConnections

[Detroit Outdoors @OutdoorsDetroit]

Today is #NationalThriveOutsideDay @wildernessinquiry kicked us off last week getting over 300 people paddling on Belle Isle. We’re posting curated lists of ways to #ThriveOutside all month long at https://t.co/T5sJ3xUuJV
Learn about the national movement: https://t.co/HntToLutJh

[InsideOut Literary Arts @InsideOutDET]

Activities and partners include:

CONSERVATION ZONE
Meet a sturgeon - Outdoor Adventure Center
River stories - Detroit River Story Lab
Bird zines + zine making - @OutdoorsDetroit
Newspaper pot seedlings - Keep Growing Detroit
Singing insects - Belle Isle Nature Center

[Detroit Outdoors @OutdoorsDetroit]

Detroit Hustles Harder, but that don’t mean it needs to hustle hotter. Thanks @BenJealous for highlighting this and shout outs to local partners doing the work. @RescueNatureNOW @GreeningDetroit @AmericanForests

[Sierra Club @SierraClub]

The 1st month of summer has been deadly hot & for urban residents it’s even hotter. That’s because of the tree equity gap & it’s especially harmful for lower-income communities & communities of color. What is it and how do we fix it? @BenJealous has more: https://t.co/0atJHYNIRk

[Sierra Club Outdoors for All @SierraOutdoors]

Read the full opinion piece from Garrett Dempsey, @SierraClubMI Outdoors for All staff and @OutdoorsDetroit program director, on Bridge Michigan's site:
https://t.co/MD82dwhA0Z

[Detroit Outdoors @OutdoorsDetroit]

Rachel representing @DetroitParksRec and sharing Forest Service resources at @detroitzoo #GreenFest #fsurbanconnections

[Detroit Outdoors @OutdoorsDetroit]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/JAba5GZWEz

[Sierra Club @SierraClub]

In February, @OutdoorsDetroit and @SierraClub made it to #Michigan Ice Fest for some #winter #outdoors fun. It was a new experience for many in the group who'd never ice climbed, visited the Upper Peninsula or seen Lake Superior.

[Detroit Outdoors @OutdoorsDetroit]

“The ability to have park space in your own backyard really opens up what you’re exposed to, what you imagine for yourself in the future, and how you engage with the environment as a whole,” Elliott said. “And a lot of that starts with play when folks are children.” #nearbynature

[Sierra Club @SierraClub]

By expanding urban greenspaces and access to them, Michigan leads by example in achieving our national goal to conserve 30% of our lands and waters by 2030 and closing the nature-equity gap.

[Detroit Outdoors @OutdoorsDetroit]

this is what #fsurbanconnections looks like in Detroit #outdoorsforall #thriveoutside https://t.co/et4Ugh7OVk

[Detroit Outdoors @OutdoorsDetroit]

@DetroitParksRec wants your input on how to build the new Recreation Center in Rouge Park. (Thank you @TomGores for your leadership on this!) Complete the survey before Halloween and let the city know what you'd like to see in the new center: https://t.co/6YzJQ6hAAh

[Detroit Outdoors @OutdoorsDetroit]

Overhead in the canoe, one Detroit Student to another: “This is relaxing. I’m not gonna lie.” We LOVE hearing that! Thank you @WildernessINQ & #FSUrbanConnections for helping us #ThriveOutside https://t.co/9Got8P7iHo @YMCADetroit @DetroitParksRec #outdoorsforall