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The OSI Community Podcast

Connecting Community, Sport, and the Outdoors

Join us each month us as we explore topics that help you make outdoor sport a bigger part of your life and your community through special guest interviews and roundtable discussions with members of the OSI Community. Whether you’re just getting started exploring the outdoors, actively sharing outdoor sport with others, or implementing community-wide efforts, you’ll find valuable takeaways from the conversations and resources shared. Let us know what issues you are facing in developing a thriving outdoor community where you live.

Aug 17, 2021

Why is this the perfect time to start an outdoor club at your school? Teens to Trails executive director Alicia Heyburn shares why school administrators are seeing the value of getting students back outside, how to apply for outdoor adventure grants to help get the club going and why more than ever students need to find a new place in the world. 

To learn more about the work Alicia and Teens to Trails is doing check out the following links:

Teens to Trails

Teens to Trails Outdoor Leadership Conference

Maine Dept. of Education W.A.V.E.S Initiative

Maine Island Trail Association

The Outdoor Sport Institute & The OSI Community

Our mission is to help people in rural places make human-powered outdoor sports an integral part of their lives and communities. We are a 501c3 non-profit organization.

The OSI Community is a peer-driven network of people who are -

  • Pursuing outdoor sports personally
  • Teaching and mentoring others outdoors
  • Building capacity for outdoor sports in their community

Through the OSI Community, members can access online and in-person instruction, a growing online resource library, and a network of peers to connect with and share ideas.

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