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Oakland, CA 94612
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538 Valley Way, bldg. 3
Milpitas, CA 95035
tel: 510-452-BAWT (2298)
fax: 510-452-8335
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Bay Area Wilderness Training (BAWT) is a project of the Earth Island Institute a 501(c)3 corporation.
574 leaders trained to date
Prepare to lead youth safely into the wilderness. BAWT offers basic leadership courses and advanced seminars.
> Wilderness Leadership
> Wilderness First Aid
> Amy Chamberlain Scholarship Fund
> See scheduled courses below:
>February 17
>BAWT's 3rd Wednesdays: New to BAWT? Come out to our office in Oakland for a Discovery Session and Volunteer Night. Help us out with: Gear library maintenance, database management, Climbing for Kids fundraising...and more!.
>March 17
>BAWT's 3rd Wednesdays: New to BAWT? Come out to our office in Oakland for a Discovery Session and Volunteer Night. Help us out with: Gear library maintenance, database management, Climbing for Kids fundraising...and more!.
>Discovery Sessions 2010
>All dates for 2010: 2/17, 3/17, 4/21, 5/19, 6/23, 7/21, 8/18, 9/15, 10/20, 11/17 and 12/15.
7,000+ youth served & counting
After your training, get the resources you need to lead youth into the backcountry:
> Borrow gear for FREE
> Borrow a van - the BAWTmobile
> Apply for a Richard Louv Mini-Grant to fund your trip
Donate/BAWT Events
Many ways to help BAWT:
> Discovery Sessions
> BAWT’s Facebook Cause
> Listserve
> Volunteer/Intern
> Get Email Newsletter
BAWT is Hiring a Director of Development & Finance
Find Out More about BAWT - Attend a Discovery Session |
BAWT, a program of the Earth Island Institute, began with the idea that California’s bountiful wilderness areas are a vast, yet untapped, resource for local youth-serving organizations. BAWT promotes the wise use of these national, state and regional parks through our professional wilderness leadership training. Then, we link our workshops to our outdoor equipment library, so that youth organizations and schools may outfit their groups for trips of their own – free of charge!
We believe that well led trips to granite cliffs, isolated beaches and ancient redwoods, provide youth with powerful and life changing experiences.
Listen to BAWT on 94.1FM
To Find Out More, Please Read Our Annual Reports
> Fall 2008 Report (pdf)
> 2007-2008
> 2006-2007 (pdf)