Stories from the Field
The Impact of Project Pluton: Then & Now
Discover the impact of Project Pluton—a free program that NatureBridge has provided to the El Portal, Yosemite Valley, and Wawona schools—through the stories of alums Savanna Deger and Laura Shenk.
The Power of NatureBridge: Then & Now
NatureBridge Educator Mara Dale shares three Alumni Impact Stories from our campus in Yosemite National Park. Discover how the impact of NatureBridge lasts for years and even comes full circle.
From NatureBridge Student to Champion Teacher: Mary Patterson
Middle school teacher Mary Patterson still has her field journal from the 1978 trip she took to NatureBridge (formerly Yosemite Institute) with her Cupertino classmates for a week-long environmental science program. Today, Mary ensures that all eighth grade students from Longfellow Middle School in Berkeley, California have the same transformative opportunity.
TEEM Interns, Four Years Later
NatureBridge's Karli Cowman is in her fifth year of her "dream job" as TEEM Manager. She recently caught up with some of the TEEM participants from her very first year with the program. Find out how the TEEM experience shaped these individuals.
With NatureBridge Leadership, AEOE Receives Outstanding Affiliate Organization Award
This year’s recipient of the Outstanding Affiliate Organization Award is the California Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (AEOE), an affiliate at which two NatureBridge members play a critical and influential role—Estrella Risinger and Reed Schneider.
