Curiosity. Belonging. Nature
Give your child the gift of a lifetime by rooting them in nature at a LandPaths’ camp!
Our magical, old-fashioned nature camps get kids outside to connect with nature and community and build skills, confidence, and a sense of stewardship.
Bob, Grandfather of Owl Campers
" The work you do with the children there, at that barn, garden, creek, pond, with skilled and highly motivated staff….it’s how children used to grow up. The essence of the healthiest week a child could have. "
Spring, Summer, and Winter sessions at LandPaths’ preserves and partner properties in Sonoma County
Our magical, old-fashioned nature camps get kids outside to connect with nature and community and build skills, confidence, and a sense of stewardship
July 1-5, 2024; Day Camp – 9am – 3pm; At a LandPaths’ preserve in West Sonoma County
At the heart of all LandPaths’ Camps are joyful experiences in nature! This week we will be enjoying all the things that make LandPaths’ camps unique, hiking through fields and forests, canoeing on the pond, bonding as a group while playing nature themed games and learning all about the plants and animals that call this nature preserve in west Sonoma County home. In addition to all the wonderful time spent in nature, this week will center LGBTQIA+ youth in recognition that through meaningful relationships with one another and the outdoors, we can build community and experience brave spaces and joy together!
June 11 – 14, 2024
open to youth ages 13 – 17
$625 with scholarships available
Spend four days on the Russian River learning how to paddle a kayak, observing the natural riparian ecosystems, and so much more! This Teen River Trek offers a special opportunity for youth ages 13 – 17 to explore the natural world from the unique perspective of paddling down the Russian River. Our experienced educators will guide youth in learning new skills centered on safely paddling themselves down the river and studying the rich flora and fauna of our watershed, all the while building a team experience through shared challenges and explorations on the water.
June 24 – 27, 2024
open to youth ages 13 – 17
$625 with scholarships available
Spend four days on the Russian River learning how to paddle a kayak, observing the natural riparian ecosystems, and so much more! This trek offers a special opportunity for youth ages 13 – 17 to explore the natural world from the unique perspective of paddling down the Russian River. Paddle with Pride will center LGBTQIA+ youth in recognition that through meaningful relationships with one another and the outdoors, we can build community, experience brave spaces and joy!
Stories + News
November 14, 2024
Tags: executive director, letter from craig, outdoorequity
The results of the U.S. presidential election, one week ago, sent shockwaves through our community, neighborhoods, and families. It makes a person pause, and it certainly should. At a time when it seemed there was momentum to move ahead, for many people what seems a U-turn has emerged, surrounding us. Click one of the tags above to read the entire post.
November 11, 2024
Tags: Bayer Farm, Community Garden, internship
Are you interested in learning all about what it takes to run a successful community garden? Consider becoming a community garden intern with LandPaths! Bayer Farm, Santa Rosa’s Roseland neighborhood, and Jeff Bodwin Community Garden, in southwest Santa Rosa, together contain 120 garden plots adopted out to community members in addition to a teaching garden for students to learn about growing food and nutrition. The internship is offered on a part-time basis, unpaid, up to 20 hours per week, with an option of work in exchange for course credit. Click on one of the tags above to learn more.
September 12, 2024
Tags: growing community with nature, right relations, slow restoration, stewardship, wildfirefuelreduction
Stewardship is a strengthening of the relationship between person and land. When we steward, we connect directly with the plants and animals, fungi and watersheds, but we also connect with history. This is because for tens of thousands of years people have lived on this land and cared for it, as we try to now.
In Sonoma County, these people are the Pomo, Coast Miwok, and Mishewal Wappo. They are represented through various federally recognized and unrecognized tribes. On August 31, we had the privilege of joining community stewards and Sonoma Earth School in an amazing day of stewardship at Ya-Ka-Ama Indian Education and Development, Inc. Click one the tags above to read the entire story.
Our 2024 Year End Appeal is on through December 31!
