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Go with the H20: Rafting a Utah Canyon

outsidetravelerOutside Traveler, Summer 2004

By Will Palmer

Southwest Ed-Ventures is no ordinary outfitter. It's the ecotourism arm of the Monticello, Utah-based Four Corners School of Outdoor Education, a non-profit that uses the proceeds from Southwest Ed's programs-among them, multiday arts seminars with the Hopi in Arizona and wolf-tracking outings in Yellowstone-to fund a 25-year initiative to install outdoor-education programs in 426 elementary schools in the Four Corners states. The program has made significant strides in its first four years, thanks to the persistence of the Four Corners School staff, who, when they aren't running trips, are working toward raising the eco-consciousness of thousands of kids.

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