Adventures Without Limits
$50,000  East Cascades   Willamette Valley   West Cascades 

According to the Oregon Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, "by providing Oregon’s youth with opportunities to learn outdoor recreation skills in outdoor settings, we have the opportunity to rebuild the foundation for future outdoor recreation participation and reestablish personal connections with nature and their public lands."

Through this project, Adventures Without Limits will connect underserved communities to wildlife viewing opportunities that are uniquely accessed by river recreation, including single and multi-day rafting trips on the Santiam, Clackamas, and Deschutes Rivers. Leaning on long-standing partnerships with organizations like Hacienda CDC, Adelante Mujeres, Latino Network, The Companion Program, Edwards Center, Oregon Spinal Cord Injury Connection, and the School for the Deaf, we will host 6 single-day, and 3 multi-day rafting trips connecting Latinx youth, along with youth and adults with disabilities to the waterways of the Willamette Valley, along with the East and West Cascades. This project centers OCRF's commitment to equity and engaging underserved populations who have been historically excluded from recreation and conservation issues in Oregon, with consideration for race/ethnicity, language, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disabilities, and/or other cultural or economic status.

We will serve more than 150 participant user days for a total of 1900 hours in nature. Participants will build community, learn new skills, and develop a deep connection to place in Oregon, including the historically inaccessible natural spaces that are home to fish and wildlife habitats.