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THE FOREST NEXT DOOR

Since 2013, the Urban Wilderness Program has been partnering with schools and organizations to provide students of all backgrounds with truly unique, hands-on experiences such as boat building, canoeing, and campfire cooking. Participants learn new skills, grow as a team, and gain an appreciation of nature they can personally connect with.

 
 

  • The Urban Wilderness Program has provided my students with lifelong team-building strategies, teaching them resilience, perseverance and the ability to collaborate.

    BARBARA CULBERTSON | KILGOUR SCHOOL TEACHER

  • The student interactions, cooperation and goal setting cannot be replicated inside the classroom.

    COLLEEN EPPERSON | SCIENCE TEACHER, HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL

  • The Urban Wilderness Program gets kids out of the classroom for real-world, nature-based experiences—while providing support to schools that makes it easy.

    KRISTA TAYLOR | MERCY MONTESSORI PRINCIPAL

  • The Urban Wilderness Program equips urban youth to go on their own adventures, and gives them a curiosity and confidence around things that would otherwise be foreign to them.

    JACOB TOWNER | CLARK MONTESSORI TEACHER

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build your own boat

The Urban Wilderness Program partners with schools and organizations to provide students of all backgrounds with truly unique, hands-on experiences such as boatbuilding, canoeing, and campfire cooking. Participants learn new skills, grow as a team, and gain an appreciation of nature they can personally connect with.

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If you have questions about anything—or would simply like to learn more about the Urban Wilderness Program—please get in touch. Our staff is always happy to chat.