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Guided backpacking camps in Olympic National Park

Junior Naturalists

Programs are currently on pause. Contact us or join our mailing list for updates.

Become a Junior Naturalist and explore your local county parks! Students will learn about the natural environment and their place within it. This outdoor learning opportunity will supplement what your student is learning in school with hands-on experience in the natural world. Groups are all gender, ages 8-12.

Topics to learn on the trail with our guides: 

  • Nature Journaling 
  • Hiking trail games and community building 
  • Observation skills 
  • Botany and taxonomy
  • Identifying fungus and invertebrates 
  • Understanding connections be living and nonliving parts of the ecosystem 
  • Thinking like a scientist 

Interested in our After-School Program? Learn more here!

Interested in our Spring Break Camp? Learn more here!

Interested in our Summer Camp? Info coming soon!

No prior experience necessary. All Wild Society guides are experienced outdoor educators trained in First Aid and CPR. Wild Society welcomes youth of all backgrounds, regardless of experience, access to equipment, or ability to pay tuition. Financial aid is available.

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