We see ourselves and the work that we do as an extension of the land and of the environments we inhabit nationwide. As of Fall 2021, The Venture Out Project has purchased Basecamp at Beaver Falls (BCBF), a 40-acre property in Southern Vermont which serves not only as our primary basecamp for all TVOP (The Venture Out Project) trips and events, but also as a living landscape that we intend to protect and nourish for years to come.  We plan to utilize BCBF in two major ways: 

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By stewarding the land itself through organic and native-specie-based conservation and rehabilitation practices, and 

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By rehydrating participant connections to (and therefore care of) nature, through frontcountry and backcountry events and education.

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An extension of our responsibility as property owners includes honoring that BCBF is located on the traditional lands and waterways of the Elnu Abenaki and Wabanaki Peoples, past and present.  We acknowledge with respect and gratitude the land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations. Currently, we’re working to foster connection and build restorative, consent-informed relationships with the Elnu Abenkai people of Vermont to better understand how we can exist in reciprocity with the land and better support the original Stewards. Although this initiative is growing and evolving, we believe a commitment to planet AND people is crucial.

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Click below to read BCBF's Working Land Acknowledgment.