| Level of Engagement |
Focus |
Target Group |
Outcomes for Youth |
Program Models |
Potential Stakeholder Group Members |
| Exposure |
Expose youth to the outdoors |
0-15 years old |
Greater appreciation of the outdoors; health benefits |
Summer camps, school field trips, family trips to public lands |
American Hiking Society, Children and Nature Network, American Camp Association, Sierra Club, Take a Child Outside Campaign, American Recreation Coalition, National Wildlife Federation, National Audubon Society |
| Education |
Educate youth about the environment |
6-18 years old |
Greater understanding of the outdoors and the environment |
Environmental Education programs, NPS Jr Ranger program, nature centers, scouting programs |
North American Association for Environmental Education, National Environmental Education Foundation, Association of Nature Center Administrators, Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the USA, Camp Fire USA |
| Challenge |
Challenge youth using the outdoors as a medium |
11-21 years old |
Self-confidence, self-esteem; deeper appreciation and understanding of the outdoors; significant health benefits |
Wilderness trips, hunting/fishing programs, |
NOLS, Outward Bound, American Sportfishing Association, American Hunter and Shooters Association, Junior Anglers and Hunters of America |
| Stewardship |
Engage youth as resources to complete conservation projects |
11-25 years old |
Civic responsibility and sense of ownership of the outdoors and public lands; self-confidence; teamwork; outdoor values; career interest |
Conservation corps, SCA, service programs, youth corps, community corps programs |
The Corps Network, SCA, Youth Conservation Corps, Public Lands Corps, National Civilian Community Corps |
| Career |
Engage youth as leaders building toward careers |
18+ years old |
Dedication to a career in natural resources and the outdoors; leadership skills; commitment |
STEP/SCEP, leadership programs, SCA, conservation corps, OSM/VISTA |
NPS STEP/SCEP programs, SCA, The Corps Network, AmeriCorps, Land grant universities |
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