Wild Alive Outside
Forest science, ancestral crafts, wilderness skills
Bear Creek Explorers
Adventurous youth spend a full-day weekly in the woods practicing forest science, wilderness skills, crafting, and exploring. This program cultivates nature connection and self-reliance while providing extended time outside with peers. Ideal for ages 10-13.
We experienced an atmospheric river last weekend, and for the first time this year, the rain gauge overflowed the inner cylinder. I guessed this might be the case (I have the same rain gauge in my...
We had a lot to talk about this week, but one new science concept was soil respiration. I have a gas monitor that can measure the amount of carbon dioxide coming out of a patch of earth. Why is this...
This week, back at Plot #3, it was time to start tagging and measuring trees. We discussed why this is necessary, and then how we do it. We won’t be able to come back in 5, 10, or 15 years and...
