Do Something Different

Teen Adventures (Ages 13 – 17)

Imagine a kayak adventure down the Russian River. Make new friends, learn new skills, build confidence, and push yourself to new limits along the way. And experience nature off the beaten path!

The truth is, teens spend less time outdoors than ever before in history. And teens are more anxious and worried than ever before. Yet, time in nature has proven mental and physical health benefits. Studies have shown that connecting with nature cuts down on anxiety and depression.

Add a good dose of friendship and belonging and you have a recipe for success! That’s why LandPaths offers exceptional outdoor experiences to all teens.

Do something different this summer. Join us for a teen trek!

Jessica, Russian River Teen Trek participant

" I love nature. It was so great to escape the internet. It’s good for you, being outside. "

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Russian River Teen Treks

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Stories from the Field

What Happens Now? A Letter from Executive Director Craig Anderson to Friends of LandPaths

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.

Community Gardens Internship

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.

Caring for the Land at Ya-Ka-Ama Indian Educational Center

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.