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 and families 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.
  • Support stewardship opportunities in our local communities.
  • Provide a web platform with information that connects environmental education providers with teachers, students and parents.
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Just 20 minutes!
  Check out 20 Ideas for 20 Minutes outside.
Time outside works wonders for your kids’ stress levels and overall feelings of well-being.

Its Summer!
Explore and Learn this summer!
Western Colorado Community College
Grand Junction Summer Camps (June 1-July 30)
Middle and High School students
2021 Summer Camp Catalog

Check out our tips for getting kids outside!
Fishing with Kids!
Hiking with Children
Backyard Bucket List

Tips and ideas for getting your family outside
Family Hiking in Western Colorado
Hip Pocket Hiking Trail Games for Kids
101 Tips to Hike With Your Kids
Learn more about our watersheds!
Check out these two Project WET
(Water Education for Teachers) hands-on activities:
Color Me a Watershed
Branching  Out
Track a raindrop anywhere in the contiguous United States and watch where it ends up!
A very cool river tool: River Runner
A WORD OF THANKS
"NEXT" with Kyle Clark
(Channel 9 News Fundraising Campaign)
highlights small and medium non-profits doing crucial work in Colorado. FOYAN was selected as one of three non-profits focused on providing programs for at-risk youth on the Western Slope of Colorado. FOYAN received part of February's listener donations. 
Thank You Kyle and Channel 9 listeners!


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