Great Basin Naturalists at Galena Creek

Great Basin Naturalists offers year-round outdoor education programs for students of all ages. Our team of environmental educators work to create exciting and informative outdoor educational activities that are consistent with the goals the Next Generation Science Standards. For many of our youngest campers and visitors, this is their first interaction with forest ecosystems. With this in mind, Great Basin Naturalists is committed to providing quality outdoor experiences that engage students with the environment and the sciences that help us to understand and protect it.  We strive to develop appreciation through knowledge, students leaving with scientific understanding and a desire to use what they learn to serve as well-informed stewards of the land.   We also offer the Teen Leadership Academy, a program aimed at developing leadership skills as they serve as junior counselors in our exploration camps. If you are interested in supporting Great Basin Naturalists, you may find more information about becoming a partner here. 

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​Field studies for schools
Exploration Camps Teen Leadership Academy
"Given a chance, a child will bring the confusion of the world to the woods, wash it in the creek, turn it over to see what lives on the unseen side of that confusion. Nature can frighten a child, too, and this fright serves a purpose. In nature, a child finds freedom, fantasy, and privacy: a place distant from the adult world, a separate peace."
Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder, Algonquin Books, 2008, p. 7