My curiosity and interest in learning more about Pathfinders Nature Mentoring emerged from recent conversations related to climate change. A colleague remarked that if we start working from a very different paradigm of learning and engagement from a young age, … Continue reading
Our most recent interview is with Eric Aaholm, executive director of YES, Nature to Neighborhoods. For the past 16 years YES has created bridges and pathways for youth, families, and the community to bring transformative experiences in nature back to … Continue reading
Nooshin Razani is a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital & Research Center in Oakland and a Senior Fellow at the Institute at the Golden Gate in San Francisco. She is the mother of three young children, with close extended family relationships. … Continue reading
Rue Mapp, founder of Outdoor Afro, was named a Hero in Backpacker Magazine, honored as part of the Root 100 of the top black achievers and influencers for 2012, and received the Josephine and Frank Duveneck Award for her humanitarian efforts. … Continue reading
Anna is an educator, mentor, author – and one of the best kept secrets in the world of education. Her Saratoga home adjoins the home of her parents, Betty and Willys Peck, and the Heritage Garden. A visit here is … Continue reading
Kyle stands out in the movement for his commitment to overcome obstacles to get more youth outdoors and connect to nature as their birthright. He founded Bay Area Wilderness Training, one of two established organizations in the US providing both … Continue reading