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Partnership with Exploremos
Exploremos works to break down barriers that community members face when it comes to experiencing the great outdoors.
These challenges include limited awareness of outdoor recreational opportunities, transportation and time constraints, concerns about safety, and the financial burdens associated with outdoor programs and gear. Exploremos is committed to dismantling these barriers through cooperative partnerships, the establishment of accessible and secure outdoor locales, and the provisioning of enjoyable youth and family activities. Through Exploremos’ efforts, people throughout our community are empowered to reap the enduring rewards of time spent in nature.
Exploremos engages participants in a wide range of outdoor activities, including hiking, snowshoeing, habitat restoration, and horseback riding.
Exploremos and Eagle Valley Land Trust host a variety of family-friendly activities throughout the year, including hiking, boating, picnicking, and horseback riding with AJ Brink Outfitters at Sweetwater Lake.
The Eagle Valley Land Trust Conservation Center is also the home of the Exploremos Adventure Center, a space for Exploremos participants to borrow outdoor gear so they can experience all that Colorado has to offer. The Exploremos staff provide training in how to use the gear, and all of the equipment is available to check out free of charge. From backpacks and tents to fishing poles, camp stoves, and snowshoes, the Adventure Center has everything needed to help Exploremos community members get outdoors.
EVLT is committed to making the lands we love feel safe and inviting to people of all backgrounds, including those who have historically been underrepresented in the outdoors. Through our work with Exploremos and our community conservation efforts throughout the valley, we help ensure that conserved lands are places that build community, value and embrace diversity, and distribute the benefits of conservation equitably.
Read more about inclusive conservation in our Vail Daily column on why conservation is for everyone.
