Friends of Youth and Nature’s Mission: Eliminate barriers to participation in outdoor activities by Western Slope youth by Collaborating with organizations that provide activities to promote healthy physical, social, and emotional outdoor lifestyles that build resilience in our youth, Educating youth and community members about environmental stewardship opportunities, as well as opportunities to participate in outdoor activities, Connecting youth with local established outdoor education providers and providing a platform for collaboration among outdoor education partners, Facilitating coalitions of organizations serving our most compromised youth populations and eliminate barriers to connecting underserved youth to the outdoors.