About
American Canyon Community & Parks Foundation Environmental Education & Outdoor Programs offers The Outdoor Connection, a trailside learning center brought to schools or sites within walking distance. It also includes Nature Art workshops using organic materials found in nature, Nature Science enrichment based on Watershed Explorers and Curiosity Kids curriculum, Nature Play with outdoor loose-parts play using natural materials, and programs such as Watershed Trainee, Watershed Explorers, Watershed Protectors, Teen WILD, Discovery Days, Trail Programs, Story Walk, and Wine & Wild.
Programs
- The Outdoor Connection — A trailside learning center brought to schools or sites within walking distance.
- Nature Art — One-day nature art workshops for youth using organic materials found in nature.
- Nature Science — Environmental education enrichment based on Watershed Explorers and Curiosity Kids curriculum.
- Nature Play — Outdoor loose-parts play using natural materials to promote connection with the natural world.
- Watershed Trainee — 2nd- and 3rd-grade students · Introductory environmental education program for young learners in the local wetlands.
- Watershed Explorers — third through fifth-grade elementary students · Three-part environmental science series focused on protecting and learning about watersheds.
- Watershed Protectors — 5th-grade students · A 5th-grade pilot program about environmental restoration and invasive plant removal.
- Teen WILD — youth entering grades 9 through 12 in the fall · year-long volunteer team; monthly scheduled events · Teen volunteer program focused on leadership, mentoring, community service, and outdoor learning.
- Discovery Days — youth, families, and adults of all ages · An environmental education series offered trailside with art, microscope science exploration, and nature observation.
- Trail Programs — quarterly and throughout the year · Trail-based programs including Coffee Morning, Educational and Social Hikes, Sunset Walks, and more.
- Story Walk — An interactive literary experience at Shenandoah Park with movement activities along the story.
- Wine & Wild — each quarterly event · A quarterly environmental education and community gathering program with guest speakers.
At a glance
- Ages: 8–17 years old
About the provider
The Parks Foundation says it is dedicated to educating youth, protecting the environment, and fostering community connections. It is a 1% for the Planet approved Environmental Partner. The organization says it uses the outdoors to improve community health, children’s education, and social connection in American Canyon, and it reports community projects and impacts including outdoor exercise equipment, invasive ice plant removal, the Napa River Ecology Center project, volunteer park support, community service hours, and trash removal from local wetlands.
Schedules fill early and are first come, first served. Teen WILD applications open in the spring of each year. Trail leaders wanted. Join the newsletter for future conservation days.
Last updated October 11, 2026.
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