NATIVE WOMEN’S WILDERNESS
Jaylyn Gough founded Native Women’s Wilderness, an online community with close to 70,000 followers, to inspire Native women, girls, two-spirits, and queers to reclaim and draw strength from the outdoors, while posing a question for non-Native people: “Whose land are you exploring?”
www.nativewomenswilderness.org
Instagram: @NativeWomensWilderness
Facebook: Native Women’s Wilderness

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UNLIKELY HIKERS
Founded by Jenny Bruso, Unlikely Hikers is an anti-racist, body-liberating outdoor community for the underrepresented outdoorsperson. Unlikely Hikers is for adventurers who are plus-size & fat, Black, Indigenous, People of Color, queer, trans and non-binary, disabled, neurodivergent, and beyond.
unlikelyhikers.org
Instagram: @unlikelyhikers
Facebook: Unlikely Hikers

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FLASH FOXY
Flash Foxy was originally created to uplift women climbing with women but has adapted over the years to empower women and gender non-conforming folks within the climbing community. They provide accessible resources, opportunities, and welcoming spaces for the climbing community through events and education programs.
www.flashfoxy.com
Instagram: @heyflashfoxy
Facebook: Flash Foxy

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WOMEN OF PATROL
Women of Patrol is a nonprofit organization centered around female identifying ski and snowboard patrollers. Our mission is to promote, connect and support women working as ski patrollers and to encourage more women to work in the ski industry.
womenofpatrol.org
Instagram: @womenofpatrol
Facebook: Women of Patrol

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WILD DIVERSITY
Founded by Mercy M’fon (she/they), Wild Diversity is a nonprofit organization that aims to help create a personal connection to the outdoors for Black, Indigenous, all People of Color (BIPOC), and the LGBTQ2S+ communities through outdoor adventures and education. Mercy’s drive to form Wild Diversity came from the desire to support a robust community of POC & Queer outdoorists and be an architect of much needed change for diversity in the outdoor industry.
wilddiversity.com
Instagram: @wilddiversity
Facebook: Wild Diversity

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OUTDOOR AFRO
Founded in 2009 by Rue Mapp, Outdoor Afro celebrates and inspires Black connections and leadership in nature. The network also connects Black people with our lands, water, and wildlife through outdoor education, recreation, and conservation. Today, the network is the nation’s leading organization where Black people and nature meet. 
outdoorafro.org
Instagram: @outdoorafro
Facebook: Outdoor Afro

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WOMEN WHO EXPLORE
The mission of Women Who Explore is to create a safe space for all voices, all bodies, all skill levels, all journeys—bringing together women who share a passion for adventure, and love for this planet.
www.womenwhoexplore.com
Instagram: @womenwhoexplore
Facebook: Women Who Explore

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SHE MOVES MOUNTAINS
She Moves Mountains was founded at Smith Rock State Park in July 2017 to empower and educate women (cis, trans) through technical outdoor clinics and community events. 
shemovesmountains.org
Instagram: @shemovesmountains
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HIKE CLERB
As a Black Latina exploring all of the natural beauty around the Los Angeles area, Evelynn Escobar-Thomas often felt alone. To combat the lack of representation and participation of BIWOC in the outdoors, she started Hike Clerb in 2017 with the mission of not only creating a community that felt like a safe space but fostering collective healing and joy. Hike Clerb works to equip women of color with the tools, resources, and experiences they need to find comfort and independence in the outdoors.
www.hikeclerb.com
Instagram: @hikeclerb

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INDIGENOUS WOMEN HIKE
Indigenous Women Hike is a collective of Indigenous women reconnecting with their ancestral homelands. Jolie Varela (she/her), a hiker, water protector and land defender based out of Payahuunadü, also known as Owens Valley, California, in 2018 to promote healing through the inherent connection Indigenous peoples have to the land.
Instagram: @indigenouswomenhike
Facebook: Indigenous Women Hike

(Photo: Jolie Varela; courtesy of Indigenous Women Hike)