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About Us

Our vision is a future where people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds can experience the outdoors while learning to respect the diversity of life and developing an appreciation for the conservation of scarce resources and fragile ecosystems required to support and enjoy it. 

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Our Story

Established in 2019, The Wilder World Trust (TWWT) is a unique environmentally-focused non-profit serving a dual mission to restore, re-invigorate, and protect native ecosystems that have been degraded by overuse or under-investment, and​ provide access to outdoor education and recreation opportunities to people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds

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We partner with community members, businesses, foundations, and public institutions to develop and steward ecosystems and outdoor recreation resources that can be enjoyed and maintained in cooperation with the public.

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We accomplish our mission by identifying projects and raising funds from private and public sources to execute them.  We consider ourselves successful when we are able to:

 

  • Create, restore, and protect natural areas to jointly serve as wildlife habitats and places where people can enjoy nature forever

  • Establish and nurture public and private partnerships that accelerate the pace of land preservation for the enrichment of all

  • Deliver social benefits in the form of clean and healthy forests, streams, wetlands, and lakes

  • Provide people with opportunities to understand and embrace conservation issues, and act to preserve the environment.

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Our Vision

Healthy ecosystems contain a rich variety of plant and animal species and support rare, threatened, and endangered species. 

Once restored, a native landscape will thrive for many generations.

 

We seek to:

  • Invest in restoration and land stewardship

  • Mobilize people to nurture the land

  • Connect restored areas to forest preserves and open lands

  • Learn and adapt to our changing climate

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NATURE

Everyone should feel welcome to participate in outdoor education, restoration, and recreation. We strive to create inclusive communities for participants from all walks of life.

 

We seek to:

  • Provide opportunities for service and engagement to all

  • Educate visitors about the history and native state of the places we work

  • Develop healthy natural ecosystems the community will appreciate and support

  • Offer hands-on volunteer opportunities

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PEOPLE

Communities gain value from restoring and protecting open and degraded land. We help by building and communicating the economic case for public-private investment in nature.

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We seek to:

  • Effectively market the places we restore as recreation destinations to promote visits and nearby economic activity

  • Increase property values and economic opportunities

  • Extend and improve the quality of life that attracts people with an eye toward a clean future

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VALUE

We work with civic, corporate, and nonprofit leaders to secure additional resources to project areas and safeguard long-term access to outdoor education, restoration, and recreation.

 

We seek to:

  • Maximize public and private resource allocation to achieve a common vision

  • Provide enduring, focused conservation leadership and accountability

  • Demonstrate the viability of a powerful model for ecological restoration in post-industrial settings

  • Encourage other communities, organizations, and individuals to embrace open and transparent management of scarce natural resources

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