Learning flows from living close to the earth and having caring, connected adults to guide, challenge, and celebrate their process of children maturing into fully empowered members of their community.

 

Nature Connection for Adults

Our Adult programs are designed to help you:

  • LEARN the principles of Nature Connection, how to apply invisible schooling techniques and the natural cycle of learning that supports fun, engaged learning and growth.

  • EXPERIENCE some of the most valuable mentoring techniques and nature skills to expand your own connection with the world within and around you.

  • GATHER with like-minded folks who value nature at the heart of individual, family, and community health and well-being.

  • BE GUIDED by experienced mentors who have helped thousands of people transform through Nature Connection.

Tracking: Animal Sign & Bird Language

  • Sunday, May 17th, 2026

  • 10am-3:30pm

  • Vashon Island (stay tuned for final location)

  • Ages 18+

  • What to bring? Pack a lunch, water bottle, journal, paints, pencils for taking notes and journaling.

  • $95

Tune your senses and step into the art of reading the land as a living story. In this workshop, you’ll learn to identify animal tracks and signs, practice aging and interpreting them. You’ll also explore the hidden world of bird language—calls, alarms, and patterns. These skills together open new layers of awareness and connection.

Skills You Will Learn in This Course:

  • Tune your senses to observe subtle signs in nature

  • Identify and interpret animal tracks and signs

  • Age and analyze tracks to understand animal behavior

  • Recognize and interpret bird language, including songs, calls and alarms

  • Detect patterns and interactions in the natural world

  • Develop heightened awareness and deeper connection with the land

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Be A PROGRAM VOLUNTEER

If you:

  • love relating with children

  • love being in Nature

  • are attentive to group management 

  • are excited to have fun

… then consider volunteering at one of Vashon Wilderness Program’s transformative nature connection programs for youth! 

  • Learn sensory-based games

  • Engage in seasonally-based nature crafts and nature-based skills

  • Provide safe and supportive learning environments

  • Enjoy the mental, physical and emotional benefits of time spent outside

Weekly and monthly commitments available; 1-6 hours per shift.

Volunteers receive mandatory training and must pass a background check.

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