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INNER CITY OUTINGS (ICO) IS AN OUTREACH PROGRAM OF THE SIERRA CLUB WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR URBAN YOUTH AND ADULTS TO EXPLORE AND PROTECT THE NATURAL WORLD. WE PROMOTE APPRECIATION AND PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH WILDERNESS ADVENTURES AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. ADDITIONALLY, WE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT BY LINKING PARTICIPANTS FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES, FOSTER RESPECT OF SELF AND OTHERS, AND PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH OUTDOOR SKILLS TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 49 ICO GROUPS IN AS MANY CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY; THE MIAMI GROUP IS ONE OF SEVEN IN FLORIDA. ICO IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AND THE MIAMI GROUP IS RUN BY A SMALL DEDICATED GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS. THE CURRENT CHAIR OF THE GROUP IS MEREDITH BEATTIE. ICO MIAMI CONDUCTS OUTINGS WITH YOUTH YEAR ROUND, WITH OVER-NIGHT (WEEKEND) CAMPING TRIPS OCCURRING DURING THE COOLER MONTHS (OCTOBER THRU MARCH) OF THE YEAR AND ONE-DAY (SATURDAY) TRIPS OCCURRING AT OTHER TIMES. WE MAY TRAVEL AS FAR NORTH AS GAINESVILLE TO CAMP OR AS FAR SOUTH AS THE MIDDLE KEYS TO KAYAK OR SNORKEL.