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A 30-Year Conservation Legacy
Make Friends. Make Memories. Make A Difference.
The Nature Corps is the premier national network of volunteers dedicated to education through the preservation of America’s Parks.
A Youth Stewardship and STEM Opportunity Your Students Will Love
Nature Corps collaborates with park agencies and various youth organizations to utilize the awe-inspiring beauty of our parks to impact low-income youth. The goal of the program is to instill the students with an appreciation for nature and encourage them to serve as stewards of our public lands
To achieve these objectives The Nature Corps implements the following components:
Showcasing
Over the course of the outing, we showcase a number of fulfilling careers in conservation, Introducing the youth to exciting outdoor recreational opportunities
Engaging
It’s more than volunteering, it’s a hands-on educational program that will leave your students with life long memories! It's STEM with a cause.
Rewarding
This is like no other experience. Your students will come for a week of STEM and volunteer, but leave the legacy of a lifetime.
Program Objectives
Convincing most young people to do hard physical work for several days on behalf of the common good is an ethic that is foreign to most nowadays. But by combining volunteering with “insider” environmental education and recreation, a package is created that has proven irresistible to all but a few. Each and every expedition produces tangible results— trees planted, habitat restored or meadow reestablished. These outcomes spell success for every member on the team, and most look forward to on-going interaction with their contribution to the environment.
It’s an experience that will leave you with a lifetime of memories and personal rewards .
How can you make the greatest impact with your philanthropic and HR investment? Benefits of partnering with The Nature Corps include:
“I actually did not want to go on this STEM program because I don’t like math and science. But now I think it’s important to preserve the environment and you can make friends while volunteering”
- Alejandro G.
“I want to come back to volunteer again. I learned that when someone chips in a little, then someone else chips in a little, it becomes a ripple affect in changing the world.”
- Daniel H. 10th grade
“I think it is important to study nature because I would like for my kids and grandchildren to come and enjoy the National Parks in the future.”
- Ester A. 11th grade
“I learned to appreciate the National Parks to a greater extent and camping trip made me want to come back again later to go backpacking!”
- Dulce C. 11th grade
“It is important to volunteer because not all the workers [park staff] have time to do everything. I plan to volunteer next year because of what I learned.”
- Anna M. 10th grade
“After this experience with Nature Corps I am not afraid of camping in the forest and it is actually fun!”
- Maria G. 11th grade
Participation Cost
STEM Student Outings
$750
Per Student*
Not only do these sponsorship's help you achieve your corporate responsibility objectives and promote team building among your employees, the net proceeds are used to support our low-income student volunteers.
*Up to 25 employees or a combination of employees and their guest/s.
Registration fees do not include transportation to or in the park
Day 1
Your excursion begins at our secluded base camp in the heart of Sequoia National Park. After settling in, we will enjoy a festive dinner and meet with park staff for an overview of our upcoming adventure in Sequoia. Afterwards, we will hike into the world-renowned Giant Forest to get an incredible view of the General Sherman sequoia, the largest living tree on earth. This great tree is now estimated to be around 2300 years old and still "growing like a teenager". It is 275 feet tall and is 36 feet in diameter at the base. After our hike, we'll gather around the evening campfire to savor one of our chef's delectable desserts.