{"id":7846,"date":"2016-04-18T09:59:16","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T16:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=7846"},"modified":"2020-04-24T10:54:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T17:54:29","slug":"investing-in-the-next-generation-of-outdoor-stewards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/investing-in-the-next-generation-of-outdoor-stewards","title":{"rendered":"Investing in the Next Generation of Outdoor Stewards"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re committed to expanding access to inspirational places. So this year we\u2019re investing $1M in the 21st<\/sup> Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC)<\/a>. We will support projects in 19 national parks working with young people \u2013 including underserved high school and college students, inner-city youth and multicultural groups \u2013 to protect, restore and enhance national parks throughout the country.<\/p>\n

\"21CSC<\/p>\n

These young stewards will help revitalize some of the nation\u2019s most iconic and inspiring places, building and maintaining trail access to help visitors go deeper.<\/p>\n

The projects will give them experiences that can help them transform their own lives through education and employment. Creating a new generation of future conservation leaders. Who knows where their trails might lead?<\/p>\n

\"21CSC\"<\/p>\n

Want to get involved? Stay tuned to REI’s social media for updates.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re committed to expanding access to inspirational places. So this year we\u2019re investing $1M in the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC). We will support projects in 19 national parks working with young people \u2013 including underserved high school and college students, inner-city youth and multicultural groups \u2013 to protect, restore and enhance national parks […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[387],"tags":[113,115,480],"internal-tag":[],"class_list":["post-7846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hike","tag-national-park","tag-nonprofit","tag-stewardship"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/hike\/investing-in-the-next-generation-of-outdoor-stewards","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Investing in the Next Generation of Outdoor Stewards","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/investing-in-the-next-generation-of-outdoor-stewards","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/investing-in-the-next-generation-of-outdoor-stewards"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/04\/Ida-Vincent-Share-the-Experience-Photo-Contest-Mount-Rainier-National-Park-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/04\/Ida-Vincent-Share-the-Experience-Photo-Contest-Mount-Rainier-National-Park-1.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000"},"articleSection":"Hike","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Angela Crampton"}],"creator":["Angela Crampton"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["national parks","nonprofits","stewardship"],"dateCreated":"2016-04-18T16:59:16Z","datePublished":"2016-04-18T16:59:16Z","dateModified":"2020-04-24T17:54:29Z"},"rendered":"