Visiting Yosemite Institute is a transformative experience for our students
"Wilderness is where plants and animals do the talking and humans do the listening." Rafi, 6th grade student
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We are NatureBridge, formerly Yosemite National Institutes.
Our mission is to inspire personal connections to the natural world
and responsible actions to sustain it.
Serving over 40,000 participants annually, NatureBridge is the largest nonprofit residential environmental education partner of the National Park Service. Since 1971 we have introduced almost one million students to national parks through field science education programs for schools and youth leadership programs.
Environmental education veteran Aaron Rich to take the helm at NatureBridge’s iconic Bay Area environmental education campus
This week, NatureBridge’s Olympic Park Institute hosted military families participating in the Operation Purple Healing Adventures program.
The National Military Family Association program serves veterans who were wounded or experienced emotional trauma or illness related to their service in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Environmental education campus on the shores of Lake Crescent proves to be an ideal spot for National Military Family Association Program
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (Aug. 27, 2010): This week, NatureBridge’s Olympic Park Institute hosted military families participating in the Operation Purple Healing Adventures program. The National Military Family Association program serves veterans who were wounded or experienced emotional trauma or illness related to their service in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) or Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). It gives veterans and their families a chance to reconnect as they spend time together relaxing, fishing, boating, and enjoying adventures led by experienced outdoor educators.
On a foggy day in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Coastal Camp counselor Virginia Delgado recently told her campers to keep an eye out for rare gemstones buried in the sand.
"If you find a carnelian stone, make a wish and put it back," the 19-year-old American Canyon resident told the campers.
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Visiting Yosemite Institute is a transformative experience for our students
"Wilderness is where plants and animals do the talking and humans do the listening." Rafi, 6th grade student
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Headlands Institute includes a state-of-the-art marine lab and 60 miles of coastal lands
"No child should be allowed to miss it. It gives us all reason to hope for the future." John Lynch, Teacher, The Academy, Berkeley
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Olympic Park Institute serves a diverse group of more than 6,000 youth each year
"One of the best experiences of our students' lives."- Paul Fitzgerald, Teacher, Miramonte High School
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For general questions: info@naturebridge.org
NatureBridge
28 Geary Street - Suite 650
San Francisco, CA 94108
tel 415.992.4700 | fax 415.992.4711
