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  1. 50 Stories for 50 Years: Rachel Davis

    … Tell me about that first experience with NatureBridge (then Headlands Institute). My very first experience with NatureBridge … with whom I worked; we go on backpacking trips to this day.  You became an educator with NatureBridge after …

  2. About Us

    … founding of NatureBridge, formerly Yosemite Institute, and five decades of overnight environmental … 1977—At the invitation of the National Park Service, the Headlands Institute is founded in the Golden Gate National … in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area sits modern day Marin Headlands. Each year over 10,000 students …

  3. Hans Cole and the Nonprofit for Profit

    … his job. Hans worked as an educator for NatureBridge (then Headlands Institute) from 1996 to 1999 and managed educational … in action.  “I just happened to be teaching that day with a few other instructors. It was me and this other …

  4. Staff Spotlight: PaHoua Lee

    … PaHoua Lee (she/they), there’s no place like the Marin Headlands. “Every time I’ve had an important life … Camp educator at NatureBridge (then known as The Headlands Institute). They were present during the organization’s … community is so special. It is gratifying knowing that each day, we bring our best selves to work in order to create the …

  5. Coastal Camp is Back!

    … Eng Coastal Camp , our summer day camp in the Marin Headlands, was back in full swing this summer, welcoming … seeing our old friends from Wildcare and the Marine Science Institute, increasing access to more Marin kids and …

  6. Celebrating 50 Years in 2021

    … campus of NatureBridge, originally known as the Yosemite Institute. Every year nearly 12,000 students witness … in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area sits modern day Marin Headlands. Each year over 10,000 students explore Rodeo …

  7. Growing Educators, Growing Impact: Kerri McAllister’s Journey from NatureBridge to National Geographic

    … Kerri first came to NatureBridge Golden Gate (formerly the Headlands Institute) in 2005, drawn by its reputation for serving … community” at NatureBridge that sticks with her to this day, she says. She recalls “getting to grow as an educator …

  8. Caring for Creation: Dr. Steve Lockhart

    … and Molina Healthcare, and recently started Sutter Health Institute for Advancing Health Equity.  He has served … name because I knew YNI better by one of its campuses, the Headlands. Once he explained it, I said, “Oh, yeah, my son … to them, “You don't understand. This is my life every day. There are dangers all around me, I can't see them and I …

  9. Jay Flood: The Passing of a NatureBridge Legend

    … 20 years. Jay joined the board when we were just Yosemite Institute and saw us through our growth to open Headlands Institute and Olympic Park Institute. He was a … National Institutes, what we stand for, what we do every day for kids and the impact on their and the environment’s …

  10. Sense of Place Series: Welcome to Golden Gate National Recreation Area

    … of the Golden Gate Bridge, enveloped by the majestic Marin Headlands. Its beaches, wetlands and coastal prairies boast … National Recreation Area is on the ancestral and present day homelands of the Coast Miwok, Graton Rancheria and … Golden Gate campus was established, then known as Headlands Institute 1989 The first segment of the Bay Area Ridge …