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Youth Development Programs include live animal presentations, watershed education, and hands-on science exploration. Participants work on take-home projects such as worm composting globes and animal track molds as part of these activities.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Summer Science Project is a seven-week intensive program, with additional ongoing Community Nature Hikes and Senior Wellness Hikes.
• Price: Summer Science Project is available through Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley Summer Camp enrollment with a $1,300 fee paid to Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley. All programs provided directly by Saved By Nature are completely free to participants.
Saved By Nature is a Bay Area environmental justice nonprofit founded by Richard Tejeda in 2018 and earned 501(c)(3) status in 2019. Programs include expert-led nature education with certified naturalists, and After School Field Trips are led by naturalist staff with Sacred Recovery Coach facilitation. The mission centers on connecting people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, and abilities to the outdoors through transformative environmental education that promotes mental, physical, and spiritual healing in nature.
Youth Development Programs operate through partnerships with organizations such as Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley, Youth Alliance, and Fresh Lifelines for Youth, and the Summer Science Project is a multi-agency initiative with Valley Water, Wildlife Education Rehabilitation Center, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Garden to Table Silicon Valley, and Saved By Nature. Youth programs have served over 6,900 young people through the Summer Science Project, After School Field Trips, and the Alive Outside Adventure Series, and Community Nature Hikes, Seniors Wellness Hikes, and Bay Area Coastal Adventures have served over 5,200 community members. All programs are completely free and include certified naturalists or guides, meals, water, equipment, permits, and transportation when needed, with bilingual naturalists and culturally relevant programming for diverse and multilingual families.
Last updated March 26, 2026.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Summer Science Project is a seven-week intensive program, with additional ongoing Community Nature Hikes and Senior Wellness Hikes.
• Price: Summer Science Project is available through Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley Summer Camp enrollment with a $1,300 fee paid to Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley. All programs provided directly by Saved By Nature are completely free to participants.
Saved By Nature is a Bay Area environmental justice nonprofit founded by Richard Tejeda in 2018 and earned 501(c)(3) status in 2019. Programs include expert-led nature education with certified naturalists, and After School Field Trips are led by naturalist staff with Sacred Recovery Coach facilitation. The mission centers on connecting people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, and abilities to the outdoors through transformative environmental education that promotes mental, physical, and spiritual healing in nature.
Youth Development Programs operate through partnerships with organizations such as Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley, Youth Alliance, and Fresh Lifelines for Youth, and the Summer Science Project is a multi-agency initiative with Valley Water, Wildlife Education Rehabilitation Center, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Garden to Table Silicon Valley, and Saved By Nature. Youth programs have served over 6,900 young people through the Summer Science Project, After School Field Trips, and the Alive Outside Adventure Series, and Community Nature Hikes, Seniors Wellness Hikes, and Bay Area Coastal Adventures have served over 5,200 community members. All programs are completely free and include certified naturalists or guides, meals, water, equipment, permits, and transportation when needed, with bilingual naturalists and culturally relevant programming for diverse and multilingual families.
Last updated March 26, 2026.
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