Friends of Youth and Nature (FOYAN)

promotes, ​supports, and facilitates​ opportunities 

for youth and ​families to go outside!

• Explore and embrace nature
• Experience new outdoor activities
• Engage in stewardship projects

Our mission is to:

• Connect youth with local providers of outdoor and nature programs.
• Provide scholarships for youth to attend outdoor education programs; and provide assistance with transportation costs  for field trips.
• Promote healthy lifestyles.
• Educate community members about stewardship opportunities.
• Connect environmental education providers with teachers, students and parents through a web platform.

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A virtual fly fishing camp for teens (14-18)! Learn about rivers, aquatic bugs, stream flows and fishing of course! Then take your family on a field trip to you own outdoor lab! Its free!

Take a kid Birding!
Its spring which means birds are here with with new, shiny and colorful feathers ready for the breeding season. Help your kids learn the joys of birding but make it fun! Audubon offers a few tips.

Your True Nature provides fun activities and guided curricula for parents and guardians to help supplement missed classroom time. In particular, many art activities and writing activities are provided such as: Creating a nature guide, Camera-less photos, A,B,C What do I see? and much more. Check it out and share your nature experiences!

Outdoor Alliance For Kids (OAK) provides a list of resources for close-to-home or virtual experiences to keep kids connected to nature.

Environmental education activities from home by National Environmental Education Foundation

Outdoor News- seasonal ideas, trips and tips to help you get your kids outside!

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​There is no Wi-Fi in nature, but we promise you a better connection.
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