Web of Life Field (WOLF) School
Monte Toyon Camp & Retreat Center. United Methodist, 220 Cloister Lane, Aptos, CA 95003
About
Web of Life Field (WOLF) School offers outdoor activities such as hiking, campfires, music, and use of a sports and play field, basketball and volleyball courts, and a low-ropes course. The program also offers access to a high ropes course for an additional fee. WOLF School runs outdoor science school sessions, Environmental Education programs, team building programs, DIY (do-it-yourself) Family Camps, and new day camp style Environmental Education programs for school aged children.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Since 1989, WOLF School has focused on educational outdoor experiences for K–12th grade students. Its mission statement is “Building respect, appreciation, and stewardship within the web of life.” Program Directors and Naturalists hold college degrees and are professionals in environmental education, with backgrounds in science, history, community-building, education, and working with youth. The leadership team includes Heather Butler (Director), Desiree Gant (Associate Director), Sergio Typhoon (Program Coordinator), and Marie Kraemer Wegrich (Naturalist).
WOLF School is the educational component of United Camps, Conferences and Retreats (UCCR) and offers programs at professionally managed campuses throughout California, in settings that include redwood forest, oak/madrone meadows, and riparian/stream communities. Programs are K–12 California state standards-based and NGSS-supportive. Optional field trips are available to Natural Bridges State Beach, Forest of Nisene Marks State Park, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Seacliff State Beach, Wilder Ranch State Historic Park, and The Mystery Spot. The program offers an Outdoor Learning In-Person Program with small, socially distant, consistent groups of 12 or fewer students. WOLF School also has a scholarship fund to give equal access to students and a camp store where proceeds benefit the WOLF School Scholarship Fund.
WOLF School works with schools and organizations to connect youth with nature, empower individuals, and strengthen communities. Save the Redwoods League supports WOLF School, and WOLF School educators take part in the statewide virtual conference of the Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (AEOE). WOLF School is associated with Camp SEA Lab. Director Heather Butler is a member and past president of California’s Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education (AEOE) and a past board member of Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks. Camp Monte Toyon, where WOLF School programs are held, is an American Camp Association accredited camp.
Parent, student, teacher, and staff testimonials describe WOLF School naturalists as passionate and using multiple modalities to reach students, and note that working with kids in the redwoods is a rewarding experience. One student journal entry describes the setting as “so perfect and vivid that you ask yourself is this real,” and teachers report that naturalists remember joy in the scientific process and make each experience feel new and exciting.
Last updated March 12, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Since 1989, WOLF School has focused on educational outdoor experiences for K–12th grade students. Its mission statement is “Building respect, appreciation, and stewardship within the web of life.” Program Directors and Naturalists hold college degrees and are professionals in environmental education, with backgrounds in science, history, community-building, education, and working with youth. The leadership team includes Heather Butler (Director), Desiree Gant (Associate Director), Sergio Typhoon (Program Coordinator), and Marie Kraemer Wegrich (Naturalist).
WOLF School is the educational component of United Camps, Conferences and Retreats (UCCR) and offers programs at professionally managed campuses throughout California, in settings that include redwood forest, oak/madrone meadows, and riparian/stream communities. Programs are K–12 California state standards-based and NGSS-supportive. Optional field trips are available to Natural Bridges State Beach, Forest of Nisene Marks State Park, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Seacliff State Beach, Wilder Ranch State Historic Park, and The Mystery Spot. The program offers an Outdoor Learning In-Person Program with small, socially distant, consistent groups of 12 or fewer students. WOLF School also has a scholarship fund to give equal access to students and a camp store where proceeds benefit the WOLF School Scholarship Fund.
WOLF School works with schools and organizations to connect youth with nature, empower individuals, and strengthen communities. Save the Redwoods League supports WOLF School, and WOLF School educators take part in the statewide virtual conference of the Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (AEOE). WOLF School is associated with Camp SEA Lab. Director Heather Butler is a member and past president of California’s Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education (AEOE) and a past board member of Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks. Camp Monte Toyon, where WOLF School programs are held, is an American Camp Association accredited camp.
Parent, student, teacher, and staff testimonials describe WOLF School naturalists as passionate and using multiple modalities to reach students, and note that working with kids in the redwoods is a rewarding experience. One student journal entry describes the setting as “so perfect and vivid that you ask yourself is this real,” and teachers report that naturalists remember joy in the scientific process and make each experience feel new and exciting.
Last updated March 12, 2026.
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