STORIES FROM THE WILDLANDS CONSERVANCY
Learning Outside the Classroom
This past school year, The Wildlands Conservancy’s Outdoor Discovery Program transformed the California desert into a vibrant classroom for 2,626 students across 36 schools, with 67 field trips led through stunning canyon trails and riverside habitats. Thanks to $7,300 in transportation funding from generous partners, these immersive experiences remained free and accessible to all.
Sparking Wonder at Wind Wolves Preserve
Sherryl Clendenen, biologist and outdoor educator who worked for Wildlands from 1998 to 2015, Wind Wolves Preserve was the perfect venue to integrate science and history into the lives of local students in a way that made learning come alive. Learn what shaped her philosophy and guided her work at Wind Wolves Preserve, where she built the outdoor education program from the ground up.
Meet Kim Fasching, Outdoor Education Docent
Kim Fasching made her first visit to Whitewater Preserve nearly a decade ago, and knew that she wanted to volunteer after she retired as a school teacher. Fast forward ten years later, and Kim is coming up on three years of volunteering as an education docent at Whitewater Preserve.