About

The CCNY Outdoors Project is dedicated to promoting awareness, appreciation and education of the environment through the enjoyment of outdoor recreation. Our primary goal is to increase awareness for our campus community about how we might become active stewards of the great outdoors and work to democratize these spaces for all. Our program is geared toward novice nature enthusiasts as well as those with deeper experience.

The Project will continue to sponsor a range of outdoor activities aimed at broadening access and understanding of the natural environment, promoting the skills and knowledge that underpin outdoor recreation, and in both ways develop a broader cohort of stewards for the wild and natural spaces around us, including those in our immediate community.

Throughout the years, CCNY has hosted a number of student-club outdoor initiatives, and in 2016, a new iteration of that project was formed under the management of three alumni, Akasha Solis (’16 and ‘22), Ashley Mastroddi (’17), and Justin Bailey (’11) with a primary goal of increasing awareness for our campus community about how we might become active stewards of the great outdoors and work to democratize these spaces for all. The narrative of what an outdoor enthusiast appears like is still lacking in representation and inclusivity. We at The Outdoors Project, aim to increase accessibility and resources to the great outdoors for our diverse CCNY community.

This program is open to all faculty, staff, and students. We would love to connect with anyone who is interested in joining our mission and staying up to date with events being planned. If you have friends across our sister campuses, we’d love to have them join us!

For more information, and to join our mailing list, please email outdoorsccny@ccny.cuny.edu