Empowering Youth Through Nature
We connect young people with the outdoors to discover healthy activities; inspire curiosity about nature and the environment; explore new education and career opportunities; and become stewards.
Youth Connection
Engaging Youth with the Outdoors
We take a proactive approach to connecting our youth to the great outdoors through a variety of activities – ranging from a simple walk in the park to hosting school programs. Some ways we connect young people with the outdoors include:
Empowering Young Leaders to Protect Public Lands
Engage diverse young leaders as conservation stewards of public lands through work days at the park. At least twice a year, we have work days to improve the Park’s ability to connect people to nature. All the improvements help us increase educational and wildlife viewing opportunities. Removal of invasive species and installation of native plants along the trail attract more birds, butterflies, and watchable wildlife.
# YouthForNature # ProtectPublicLands # NatureRestoration
Inspire Youth Action
Encourage youth activities such as Eagle Scout or Girl Scout service projects at the Park. Projects could be a construction, conservation, or remodeling project, or it could be the presentation of an event with a worthwhile purpose. If looking for an idea, we will brainstorm with the youth at the park to uncover ideas. Projects already completed include park benches, information kiosk, and merit badge applications.
# ScoutProjectsAtThePark # ParkConservation # CommunityService
Explore the Park with Experts
Provide guided hikes during events at the Park. Park volunteers and other experts from our partner organizations offer hikes during events – sometimes just to view the park and other times for a specific purpose such as bird viewing, plant identification, or riparian discussions.
# DiscoverNature # HikeAndLearn # RiparianEcosystems