NYC Inspiring Connections Outdoors

ICO is the Sierra Club’s community outreach program for children and adolescents who face the challenges of growing up in cities such as lack of exposure to our country’s great outdoor spaces and childhood obesity. We’re a 100 percent volunteer-run organization working to provide young people with outdoor recreational opportunities, leadership training, positive group experiences and environmental education, while imbuing in them a love of nature and the outdoors. Needless to say, children who grow up in an urban environment can find it difficult to gain access to the outdoors. Obstacles include financial constraints and transportation difficulties, as well as a lack of awareness of the opportunities available to them. ICO believes that the wilderness exists as a resource for everyone.