This past week we welcomed 30 new and returning TVOP Volunteers to @basecampatbeaverfalls for an absolutely magical experience. These amazing queer and trans people from all over the country spent 4 days teaching and learning from one another, bonding, giggling, and celebrating each other and themselves. These moments where we can build community and find queer joy together are deeply powerful and transformative, and we all left feeling just a little bit lighter. We are thrilled that all of these incredible outdoor leaders are returning home filled with new knowledge, training, skills, and energy. Stay tuned for a TVOP event near you, and come experience some of this magic for yourself <3. To see where our new volunteers are located, visit theventureoutproject.com/volunteering! . . . . . . Image IDs: 1. Group picture of TVOP volunteers in front of green trees, everyone smiling and laughing. 2. TVOP volunteers on a hike in the woods, smiling and giving thumbs up. 3. TVOP volunteers stand underneath a tent, all laughing. 4. A TVOP volunteer screenprinting underneath a tent. 5. TVOP volunteers sitting around a campfire, smiling and laughing. They are all basked in an orange glow, dark blue sky with dark green trees above them. 6. TVOP volunteers sit at a picnic table together, deep in conversation. 7. TVOP volunteers wearing backpacks stand in a circle together, laughing. They are standing in a gravel parking lot with green trees behind them. 8. TVOP volunteers at a table covered in cut up magazines used for collaging. String lights hang from the ceiling providing light for their crafting. They are focused and hard at work. 9. A TVOP volunteer runs carrying first aid and medical supplies, in the background are other TVOP volunteers doing the same thing. 10. Group picture of TVOP volunteers in front of a blue sky with a few clouds, everyone smiling and laughing. A few people are holding ice cream cones. #TVOPVolunteer #QueerDayHike #VolunteerHike #TheVentureOutProject #VentureOutProject #QueerHiking #EveryoneOutside #QueersInTheWoods #SocialHiking #SpringHiking #Queer #Trans #NonBinary #LGBTQ (fb)

Even in the chilly northeast, spring is finally here! We have another full month of volunteer events all across the country, celebrating queer joy in the outdoors wherever you are. Everything from rock climbing to a natural hand-dying workshop, this spring is packed! If this spring weather has you excited for summer camping, check ventureoutproject.com/trip-sign-up for our overnight trips! 5/2 - Queer Climb Night - TN 5/3 - Wooded Coffee Walk - MI 5/3 - Summit Hike and Picnic - ME 5/4 - Queer Bike Ride - TN 5/7 - Wyld Dyes - MN 5/10 - May Queer Birding - NH Visit ventureoutproject.com/queer-day-hikes-events to sign up! Can’t wait to see you out there! . . . . . Image ID: In the first image, a group of TVOP participants smile at the camera. They stand in front of large rocks with tree trunks rising above them and out of frame. The Venture Out Project logo is across the top of the image, with white text reading “May Events” right underneath it. The second image is the same as the first and has a dark purple overlay. The TVOP logo is positioned on top of the image atop a graphic displaying a list of TVOP May events, all of which are described in the caption. #TVOPVolunteer #QueerDayHike #VolunteerHike #TheVentureOutProject #VentureOutProject #QueerHiking #EveryoneOutside #QueersInTheWoods #SocialHiking #SpringHiking #Queer #Trans #NonBinary #LGBTQ #Climbing #QueerClimbNight #Birding #SpringBirds #CoffeeWalk #CoffeeOutside #CoffeeHike #DyeWorkshop #NaturalDye (fb)