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PROGRAMS

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FOSTERING CONNECTION

West County Nature Club is an outdoor, all-weather program immersing youth in nature connection, education, and stewardship. Our mission is to live and breath the natural world around us, and to identify with that inner compass that is deeply connected with land, water, plants, and animals. We do this by engaging the senses, walking our edges, expressing gratitude, and by making the experience rewarding and playful. 

 

We build relationships and understanding at every level. We are not JUST a club. We are also a community, united by our love for nature and our never ending thirst for understanding and caring for the natural world which sustains us. 

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CURRICULUM

We follow our wonder, sharpen our senses, and use our skills of observation to learn about and connect with each other and our surroundings.

 

Play is very important to us. We mix all of our learning with a huge dose of fun. 

 

We engage our curriculum concepts through wandering, quiet observation, journaling, nature sketching, sense awareness games, group discussion & reflection, open-ended questioning and storytelling.  These practices help us integrate our experiences.

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Through this process we hope to create the next generation of resilient naturalists that feel a strong connection to the Earth, the regions we are close to, and a desire to protect and care for it.

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LAND

  • Connection to Place

  • Natural History

  • Land Stewardship

  • Mapping 

  • Conservation

  • Indigenous History

  • Ancestral Skills 

  • Medicine Wheel

  • Minimalist Survival

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WATER

  • Water Cycle

  • Laguna de Santa Rosa

  • Local Watersheds

  • Russian River from
    Headwaters to Sea

  • Ocean Ecology

  • Freshwater Ecology

  • Intertidal Zone

  • Seaweed Harvesting

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PLANTS

  • Taxonomy/ID

  • Plant Terminology

  • Intro to Botany

  • Local Medicinal &
    Edible Plants

  • Wild Foraging & Harvesting Practices

  • Weaving

  • Gardening

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ANIMALS

  • Taxonomy/ID

  • Mammals

  • Insects

  • Reptiles & Amphibians

  • Bird Language

  • Animal Mapping

  • Hunting & Archery

  • Homesteading

  • Tracking & Migration

PROGRAM DETAILS

West County Nature Club currently offers three days per week of programming, offered year-long in sessions, with breaks between each session.  

 

Currently we offer three age ranges in our youth programs.  Programs differ based on the abilities of children and their developmental needs. 

 

KITS: 4-7 FOXES: 7-10 COYOTES: 11-13​

 

TUESDAYS full field day 

10 am - 4 pm

Foxes and Coyotes

Ages 7 - 13​

 

WEDNESDAYS/THURSDAYS @ KidsClub 

10:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Kits

Ages 4 - 7

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SCHEDULE

2025

Year Long Program Begins 

Session 1

Tuesday Program: January 7 - March 18

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Session 2

 Tuesday Program: March 25 - June 3

Wednesday/Thursday Program: March 19 - May 29

Spring Break: April 15

Summer Family Camp: Friday, June 6 - Sunday, June 8

Summer Break: June 9 - September 15

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Session 3

Tuesday Program: September 16 - November 18

Wednesday/Thursday Program: September 17 - November 20

End of Year Gratitude Celebration November 18

PRICING

*Prices are per session

TUESDAY Full Field Days - 10 Program Days = $1,040 

WEDNESDAY KidsClub - 10 Program Days = $550

THURSDAY KidsClub - 10 Program Days = $550

*10% added admin fee for families using heartwood funds

Program Discounts

10% discount for siblings

5% discount for multiple sessions 

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