About us
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, 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 are encouraged to become solutionist thinkers while exploring the real-world challenges facing endangered Mexican gray wolves and the communities that share landscapes with them. The Summit supports projects that move beyond fear and conflict narratives toward coexistence, empathy, and co-thriving alongside wildlife.
The Lobo Youth Summit is closely connected to GCWRP’s broader educational initiatives, including Learning from Lobos and the Lobo Family Tree Project, helping students recognize wolves not only as a species, but as individuals with families, relationships, and lives that matter.
Led in partnership with youth organizers, artists, educators, and conservation advocates, the Summit creates space for creativity, leadership, and meaningful action for wolves across the Western United States and beyond.
How to get Involved
How to Participate
A quick guide on how to organize your team and create a social action campaign.
Summit Timeline
A timeline of events for the 2026 summit.
About Lobos & Mexican Wolf Recovery
Learn the history about wolves and the future of their recovery.
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Inspiring Youth Leaders Behind the Summit
Meet the dedicated young leaders behind the Lobo Youth Summit. Lillian and Clara blend creativity, research, and a deep passion for wolves to help guide this youth-led initiative. Alongside their work illustrating wolf stories and engaging other students, they support Summit coordination, organize outreach and materials, and assist with participant communications, working closely with the Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project through ongoing mentorship.
Lillian and Clara currently live in Vancouver, British Columbia, and have been remotely volunteering for the Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project since February of 2025. Starting in early childhood, they have shared a passion for art and telling stories through their work. Their dogs Poppy, Rose, Iris, and Nutmeg have fueled their love for dogs both wild and domestic. They began watching live webcams of captive Red and Mexican wolves in the autumn of 2023. This sparked an interest in the conservation of endangered wolf species. Inspired by their favourite lobo sisters, Diane, Hélène, and Bria, Lillian and Clara created a family tree for Mexican wolves. They reached out to GCWRP shortly after learning of their large scale Lobo Family Tree Project. Lillian and Clara have used their passions for art and canids to raise awareness about the plight of Mexican wolves. They currently write and edit articles for the GCWRP newsletters, help organize data for the Lobo Family Tree, classify images from trail cameras, and are writing and illustrating a collection of wolf biographies for the Lobo Youth Summit.
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Thank you to our generous sponsors
A heartfelt thank you to our generous sponsors and supporters who help make this work possible. From youth education and field programs to storytelling, advocacy, and the long-term care of projects like the Lobo Family Tree, your support helps us continue showing up for wolves every single day.