Nicodemus Wilderness Project

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Founded in 2000, the Nicodemus Wilderness Project is a nonprofit organization which provides global volunteer and service-learning opportunities for youth to help save the natural environment while developing their own leadership skills.

The mission of the Nicodemus Wilderness Project is: "To educate humanity, especially our youth, about the importance of protecting the wild lands and waters that sustain Earth's biodiversity and ecosystems, by working together on environmental stewardship and conservation efforts."

Nicodemus Wilderness Project volunteers (including at-risk and disadvantaged youth) have completed trash cleanup projects in six countries, including the United States (25 states and Puerto Rico). As of 31 December 2006, youth volunteers had completed 11,160 hours of service to remove and recycle trash (3,720 bags of litter collectively weighing 27.9 short tons) from the environment through the Nicodemus Wilderness Project's Apprentice Ecologist Initiative.

Volunteer project essays and photos are published on the Nicodemus Wilderness Project's Global Registry of Apprentice Ecologists, as an educational resource.

The Nicodemus Wilderness Project is somewhat unique among nonprofit organizations in that it has applied 100% of funds toward projects and 0% of funds toward administration, business process overhead or fundraising since it was established as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2000[1].