What is Inner City Outings?
Inner City Outings (ICO) is a community outreach program of the Sierra Club. Our volunteer leaders are certified and specially trained in recreational, outdoor, and safety skills as well as environmental education. People who ordinarily would not have access to wild places, including low-income youth of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds are provided wilderness adventures by an enthusiastic corps of volunteers from cities and communities located across the United States. From camping trips to neighborhood cleanups to naturalist-led hikes through local marshes and meadows, ICO volunteers introduce all kinds of people to the natural world and teach them how important it is to protect and restore wild places. ICO volunteers believe that the wilderness exists as a resource for all people and that all people should have access to it. With the guidance of ICO volunteers, participants discover the beauty of wild lands and how to enjoy these areas without harming them. Young people learn
