Youth In Nature Network

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Youth In Nature Network Youth In Nature Network (YINN) is a nonprofit that gets young people outside and immersed in the natural world.

We offer outdoor experiences, educator support, active stewardship opportunities, and uniquely awesome international eco-trips! YINN believes that through learning to value what the earth has to offer, we also learn to better understand and care for each other. But to value something enough to want to protect it, we must first love it. With that in mind, YINN gets young people outside in positive and meaningful experiences intended to create a sense of connection to the natural world. Our programs are meant to inspire a sense of stewardship, and empower them with the basic skills, tools and resources they need to become active environmental stewards. By promoting “Earth TLC” (Teaching, Learning & Conservation) YINN helps people come together to build stronger, healthier communities where everyone - wild and human! - has an opportunity on thrive.

Happiness is having a community partner who knows what we need! Total Tree is helping us prepare for not one but TWO vol...
10/15/2026

Happiness is having a community partner who knows what we need! Total Tree is helping us prepare for not one but TWO volunteer days coming up with strong backs from Gwinnett Great Days of Service and then Cox Enterprises - so grateful for the fabulous humans in our network! 💚🤩😇

Gwinnett County's Piedmont Pathway is a proposed 28-mile cross-county shared-use path and signature trail, designed to s...
10/07/2026

Gwinnett County's Piedmont Pathway is a proposed 28-mile cross-county shared-use path and signature trail, designed to stretch from Norcross to Dacula and connect DeKalb, Fulton, and Barrow counties. The City of Norcross recently accepted a feasibility study for the Norcross section; as an effort to build community awareness of and enthusiasm for this envisioned trail, YINN and other community partners are organizing a clean up of one section! Come learn about the Pathway, do your Good 💚 Deed for the week, and meet others who care about nature as much as you do!

POSTONE DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER SATURDAY! WE WILL CHANGE THIS HIKE TO SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2026, 1PM.🌿🥾 Hey ladies! Who ...
10/06/2026

POSTONE DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER SATURDAY! WE WILL CHANGE THIS HIKE TO SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2026, 1PM.

🌿🥾 Hey ladies! Who wants to hike with me this weekend? 💚

I’m leading a Girls in the Wild hike at Indian Seats in Cu***ng this weekend, and I’d LOVE to have some ladies come out and join me!

We’re planning to hit the trail around 1-ish. This is all about getting outside, enjoying some fresh air, meeting other women, and having a good time on the trail. 🌳🥾

If you’re available and want to come, let me know! Bring a friend, daughter, sister, or come by yourself — you’re welcome! 😀💚

Learn more about Girls in the Wild here:
https://youthinnature.net/girls-in-the-wild

Who’s coming with me?! 🙋🏾‍♀️🥾🌿

Our new crew!🤩This year YINN is teaming up w the fabulous Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful to empower a new group of teen lead...
09/19/2026

Our new crew!🤩This year YINN is teaming up w the fabulous Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful to empower a new group of teen leaders! We took advantage of a Digital Learning Day to kick off things w a roadside clean up, then over lunch brainstormed activities for the 2026-2027 program year. In addition to helping GC&B events like “One for the Chipper” and “Hazardous Waste Collection Day”, these 💚students representing 10 Gwinnett high schools will strengthen project management skills, learn about careers in conservation, and enjoy kayaking, camping and more - most for the first time! 💚🥳

Hard to believe our youth who produced this video are now entering  their 3rd year of college…excited to meet the new cr...
08/30/2026

Hard to believe our youth who produced this video are now entering their 3rd year of college…excited to meet the new crop of high school teens starting in our leadership program this fall! 🫨💚

Students from public high schools across Gwinnett County (Georgia) enjoyed a unique summer work study program called "Youth for Environmental Action" (Y4EA)....

08/28/2026

“River Strong” kept us cool this 💙💪🏽💦

07/24/2026

Unfortunately our River clean up got rained out today, BUT it gives us time to share memories of a sunnier day 4 years ago! 😎 Most of these smiling faces have stayed in touch with us while going on to new adventures…what we love most about our programs is they allow time to build meaningful relationships w young people (instead of one-time activities). It’s an honor and a joy to be part of their 💚journey, even if just for a little while…💙🤩 Interested in learning more about our opportunities? Check us out at www.YouthInNature.net

Youth In Nature Network (YINN) is a nonprofit that gets young people outside and immersed in the natural world. We offer outdoor experiences, educator support, active stewardship opportunities, and uniquely awesome international eco-trips!

YINN’s first “Teachers In The Wild” adventure was a wild success! ✅🐸🥳 This is professional development for educators as ...
07/21/2026

YINN’s first “Teachers In The Wild” adventure was a wild success! ✅🐸🥳 This is professional development for educators as we help them connect an amazing and unique educational journey to their teaching goals back in the classroom. In addition to being immersed in the astonishing biodiversity of Costa Rica, we traveled with local guides and scientists to a very remote community where we planted native trees around a school yard. It felt really good to be part of a joyful community effort to forward the ancient ways of caring for the rainforest to young kids. 💚

Interested in learning more about this study abroad for adults? Let us know in the comments below and we’ll get in touch! ✅

06/27/2026

The teens in this video clip from 2023 have gotten their braces off, are in college now, stay too busy growing up too fast…and most still drop it all to come kayaking with us. Immersing young people in nature as a segue to environmental stewardship is what we do - you protect what you love, right? ✅💙

THIS...this was the kind of adventure that bonds friendships, makes excellent memories, and refuels us YINN leaders! 💙Aw...
06/12/2026

THIS...this was the kind of adventure that bonds friendships, makes excellent memories, and refuels us YINN leaders! 💙Awesome super crazy fun running Class II rapids with "kids" for the first time ever....thanks to our guides Dustin Miller and Sami McKinney we made it safely, learned some cool paddling tricks, and had FUN!! 🤩YINN's goal is to help young people make positive emotional connections to nature...we all gave this adventure 100% top ratings ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Norcross, GA
30071-4223

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