About the Summit

Youth-led conservation, rooted in creativity and compassion

The Lobo Youth Summit is a youth-led initiative of the Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project, dedicated to empowering the next generation of wildlife advocates, storytellers, artists, and changemakers. Created to inspire high school and college-age students to take positive action for Mexican gray wolves (Canis lupus baileyi), the Summit encourages young people to develop creative social action campaigns, community media projects, artwork, storytelling initiatives, and educational outreach rooted in compassion, critical thinking, and ecological understanding.

At the heart of the Summit is a simple belief: young people are not just the future of conservation, they are already shaping it. Through mentorship, collaboration, and hands-on opportunities, students explore the real-world challenges facing endangered Mexican gray wolves and the communities that share landscapes with them, moving beyond fear and conflict narratives toward coexistence, empathy, and co-thriving alongside wildlife.