Mendocino Outdoor Science School

Mendocino Woodlands State Park, 39350 Little Lake Road, Mendocino, CA 95460

mapMendocino Woodlands State Park, 39350 Little Lake Road, Mendocino, CA 95460

About

Mendocino Outdoor Science School takes place at Mendocino Woodlands and includes group camping along with environmental education. Participants have access to hiking and mountain biking on trails that are open to the public. The program is part of a larger camp setting that also focuses on historic preservation.

• Price: Rate of pay is $20.00 per hour and includes room and board. (for Teacher Naturalists for Spring 2026 at the Mendocino Outdoor Science School)

The Mendocino Outdoor Science School operates within Mendocino Woodlands, which is run by the Mendocino Woodlands Camp Association, a Section 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. The mission of the Mendocino Woodlands Camp Association is to ensure a Mendocino Woodlands experience for future generations through group camping, environmental education, and historic preservation. Mendocino Woodlands is a National Historic Landmark State Park and is the only New Deal-era Recreation Demonstration Area that has continuously served its original purpose of group camping and outdoor education, uninterrupted and virtually unaltered since opening in 1938. It was built in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps as part of President Roosevelt’s New Deal Projects and is the only Recreation Demonstration Area built in California, the only one built in a redwood forest, and one of only two built west of the Rockies. The Mendocino Woodlands Camp Association has been a nonprofit corporation since 1949 and partners with Sonoma Clean Power for Evergreen 100 percent renewable energy. The Mendocino Woodlands is located within traditional Pomo territory near the village site Bu’ldam. The organization’s leadership includes Executive Director Cyrus Kroninger and Education Director Jeanne Smith, along with the 2022 Mendocino Woodlands Camp Association Board of Directors: Michele Chambliss (President), Dwight Alexander (Vice President), Eva Miranda (Treasurer), Donna Hamilton (Secretary), and board members Eric V. Kirk, Kevin Blackburn, and Mark X. Wentworth. Mendocino Woodlands is now hiring Teacher Naturalists for Spring 2026 at the Mendocino Outdoor Science School, with pay that includes room and board.

Last updated June 7, 2026.

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