We are excited to host our first introduction to White Water Kayaking Club on Thursday, May 11  at Patagonia Georgetown from  7-9pm and our 2023 Environmental Leadership Cohort’s Seed to Soul Initiative  on May 13 from 3pm – 6pm at Temperance Alley Urban Garden. We appreciate you and can’t wait to see you in the

On Sunday, April 23, Soul Trak’s College Ambassador Cohort (CAC) spent the afternoon at the Georgetown Waterfront with students from Howard University and the DC area hosting; A Calm College Kayaking Cookout. The CAC, Ashanti, Shaun, Sydney, and Trevaris provided kayaks, burgers, and ice-cream for over 45 participants. The ambassadors were supported by outstanding Soul

We are excited to have our first bike ride of 2023 on Saturday, April 15 and our Spring 2023 Youth Adventure Cohort from April 30 to June 3. We appreciate you and can’t wait to see you in the outdoors! We start with our monthly Bouldering Night at the Bouldering Project-DC on Eckington Pl in NE Washington

Ashanti is a junior at Howard University from Fairhope, Alabama, majoring in Architecture. Ashanti is interested in designing sustainable community developments and exploring the integration of architecture and the environment. When Ashanti is not doing schoolwork, Ashanti enjoys hiking, painting, reading, and hanging out with friends. Through Soul Trak CAC, Ashanti hopes to foster a

We travelled to the Keene Valley in the Adirondacks region of New York to participate in 2 great days of Ice Climbing in partnership with the American Alpine Club of DC (AAC) and Arc’teryx this past weekend. Graduates of the Outdoor Climbing Club, Cheri and Christian, along with Volunteer Edoardo, Programs Coordinator Junko and Board Member

2022 Environmental Leadership Cohort Graduate Kristen Walker just started an outdoor campaign! Kristen was so gracious to talk to Soul Trak about Our Parks Too and here is our conversation. ST: Hi, Kristen, what inspired you to start Our Parks Too? KW: My involvement with Soul Trak really prompted me to start Our Parks Too.

We are excited to kick-off our Spring Climbing Club on Saturday, March 25 and our Spring 2023 Campus Ambassador Cohort in late March. We appreciate you and can’t wait to see your contributions! We are partnering with Sportrock Climbing Center for a 6 course outdoor climbing  program. This course will build climbers’ confidence and technical climbing

Please read below to find out more about our new cohort! Amirah is originally from Pennsylvania, and moved to DC in 2022. Her love for the outdoors developed in her teens via her experiences backpacking, hiking, and camping. Amirah also enjoys roller skating, kayaking, and volunteering at community gardens and at her neighborhood’s compost collection.

We are excited to usher in Black History Month. The theme this year is the Black Renaissance. “We breathe new life into our world through our creative experience. “ Ibram X. Kendi  We start with our monthly Bouldering Night at the Bouldering Project-DC on Eckington Pl in NE Washington on February 1. The event takes place the

It was cold Monday morning. Junko pulled her hat down lower and surveyed the work sites. While Saanjh, Rochelle, and I stood expectantly at the Lederer Gardens gates waiting for our partners and volunteers to arrive. Slowly and then all at once everyone flowed through the gates meeting, greeting, cheesing. We were excited that our