The Wilderness Education Association (WEA) is a 501(c)(3) educational non‐profit that is dedicated to supporting wilderness education professionals. The WEA identifies and sets standards for outdoor leadership education and accreditation in addition to providing a robust training and credentialing program for individual leaders and educators. We believe the most effective professionals are authentic leaders with the judgment to make decisions that work: that manage risk, protect the environment, and achieve the outcomes of the experience. Today, the WEA works with our membership and our colleagues to record and refine standards of curriculum and training for outdoor leadership education, to provide curriculum and assessment for outdoor leadership training and development; and to offer credentials for leaders and educators.