Minneapolis-St. Paul Initiative Uses Canoeing to Reach Urban Kids
Urban Wilderness Canoe Adventures – September 15, 2009
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A new partnership kicked off this summer with an ambitious goal to get 10,000 kids outdoors on the mighty Mississippi River. Led by Wilderness Inquiry and the National Park Service, the Mississippi River Fund, Minneapolis and St. Paul Public Schools and others, the effort is spurred by alarming reports of dramatic declines in time spent outdoors among U.S. youth, especially ages 9 to 15. Dubbed Urban Wilderness Canoe Adventures (UWCA), the name intentionally calls to mind Minnesota’s famed outdoor venue—the BWCA. The UWCA, however, refers more to a concept than a place. “You don’t have to drive 500 miles to…
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