WAEI is a Colorado based conservation organization established to ignite connections to the outdoors.  WAEI’s innovative programs immerse its participants in the joy of the outdoors through introductory courses that cover all aspects of the out-of-doors.   Workshops are offered for women, families, and young adults – targeting college students.  WAEI truly connects individuals to nature!

Years ago, outdoor skills were passed from generation to generation.  This did three things.  It gave individuals the knowledge needed to recreate outdoors, but more importantly it gave them the desire to recreate outdoors and a passion towards all things wild.  

For numerous reasons this knowledge is no longer being passed to our youth and several generations have grown up with little to no exposure to the nature.  The result – fewer people are recreating outside and the decline has crucial implications to current and future conservation efforts.   As outdoor recreation stagnates and the age of participants’ rise, there is a hidden danger as direct exposure to nature is a chief determining factor in developing environmental consciousness as an adult.  As important to the future of our conservation heritage, is the proven benefits to individual’s physical and emotional well-being. Nature is important, essential, for adults and children in every major way and WAEI is doing its part in providing individuals unforgettable nature experiences. Through involving women, families, and college-age youth in the outdoors, WAEI impacts future generations and individuals – some of whom may become our country’s next great stewards.

“In the end, we will conserve only what we love.
                     We will love only what we understand.
                               We will understand only what we are taught.”
                                                                        ~ Baba Dioum, Senegalese Conservationist