Yosemite

Each year, NatureBridge honors a student who has demonstrated leadership, growth and a commitment to protecting our natural world as a result of a NatureBridge program. This year, we are thrilled to celebrate Kinzie Klein for her remarkable spirit and courage. Despite her Cystic Fibrosis, Kinzie never hesitated to take on a challenge in Yosemite National Park.

Winter storms may have closed roads and canceled flights across much of the Pacific Northwest and Sierra Nevada mountain range last month, but that didn’t stop our dedicated NatureBridge staff and outdoor educators from connecting young people to the science and wonder of the natural world.

After the Woolsey Fire severely damaged NatureBridge's program sites in the Santa Monica Mountains, NatureBridge worked with many Southern California schools to transfer their program to our Yosemite campus. This is the success story of one of those schools.

Learn more about NatureBridge educator Lawrence.

NatureBridge alum Joni Gore recounts her time in Yosemite and how it led to a career in environmental stewardship.

Highlights from the Alcoa Scholars seven-day backcountry adventure.