Learning Landscapes: Nurturing a Child's Relationship to Land and Learning

Abstract

Learning Landscapes is a place-based education and stewardship program established in rural, mountainous northeastern California. The Feather River Land Trust initiated this partnership with three school districts, 13 different landowners, and other regional partners to conserve natural areas as outdoor classrooms on campuses and properties within a ten-minute walk of every school in the Upper Feather River Watershed making it easier for teachers to bring K-12 students outside to learn, play and steward the land. Learning Landscapes enhances these sites with signage, trails, and seating areas and supports teachers with training and resources to better teach from the land about the environment.