Wilderness Awareness School

Wilderness Awareness School is dedicated to caring for the Earth and our children by fostering understanding and appreciation of nature, community, and self. Through dynamic programs that combine ancient and modern ecological wisdom, we empower people of all ages to become stewards, mentors, and leaders. We are a national non-profit environmental education organization established in 1983 and based in Duvall, Washington. Over the past three decades, Wilderness Awareness School has grown from a small group of visionary individuals to a leading national organization impacting the course of nature education, and inspiring many schools and individuals across the country and the world to share our teachings and curriculum.

Wilderness Awareness School offers dynamic programs for youth (ages 4-18) and adults in nature awareness, animal tracking, edible & medicinal plants, wilderness survival, bird language, and more. We also offer a unique line of naturalist products, and home-study courses with several thousand students throughout the world. Our vision is to reach out with our teachings until there's a related nature awareness school in every region, a mentor in every neighborhood, a naturalist in every family, and compassion for each other and the earth in every heart.