B2N Testimonials

Beyond the Classroom: A Community Reflection on Learning, Nature and Belonging

March 27, 2026 / Jose Campos / B2N Testimonials, En español

Beyond the Classroom: A Community Reflection on Learning, Nature, and Belonging “For my Newcomer students, the worry they carry is profound. They carry worry about having enough to eat and enough money to ride the bus and evading ICE and hiding ankle monitors. They carry worry about learning language and doing well in school. And

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Big Blue Bridge

March 5, 2026 / Lauren Winnewisser / B2N Testimonials, DEIJ, En español, In the News, Participate with WYP

Big Blue Bridge Spring Break Swim Camp 2026 March 30 – April 3 | Santa Barbara High School Swimming is a life skill. It’s also a life-saving skill. And right now, too many kids in our community don’t have access to either. DonateRegisterVolunteer Nature, Swim Confidence & Community This spring break (March 30–April 3, 2026),

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Full Moon Paddle Outs: Connection, Community & Gratitude

October 17, 2025 / Lauren Winnewisser / B2N Testimonials, DEIJ, Donors, En español, Participate with WYP

Full Moon Paddle Outs: Connection, Community & Gratitude This past Saturday we gathered under the full moon at the harbor with a dozen families. We invited our families who participate in some of our community programs at Carpinteria Children’s Project, Franklin Elementary, and Harding University Partnership for a special night paddling under the moonlight. For

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Do you think lizards can be friends?

July 16, 2025 / Lauren Winnewisser / B2N Testimonials, Donors, Programs

“Do you think lizards can be friends?” It was a gray Tuesday afternoon when 9-year-old Lila first arrived at Wilderness Youth Project thanks to a scholarship from someone like you. Her shoulders were slumped beneath the weight of her oversized backpack, her eyes fixed on the screen of a hand-me-down iPhone clutched tightly in her

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WYP x SBPAL

April 23, 2024 / Lauren Winnewisser / Anniversary, B2N Testimonials, Participate with WYP

Wilderness Youth Project + SB Police Activities League WYP x SBPAL: Celebrating 25 years of partnership Wilderness Youth Project and SBPAL (Santa Barbara Police Activities League) have both been around since 1999 and partnering for all 25 years. We’ve had after-school programs, weekend campouts, and leadership outings. Last month, teens from SBPAL’s Youth Leadership Council

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Explore the Coast

January 10, 2024 / Michelle Howard / B2N Testimonials, Donors, Participate with WYP, Programs

Explore the Coast The Coastal Conservancy funds Bridge to Nature “California’s ocean, coast, and beaches are spaces of joy, relaxation, and healing. The ability to experience the coast without fear of financial cost, physical barriers or feelings of not belonging, is crucial to how people cultivate their own lifelong connections with the coast.” -The State

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Storyteller Nature Play Day

September 14, 2022 / Lauren Winnewisser / B2N Testimonials, En español, Participate with WYP

Storyteller Nature Play Day WYP + Storyteller Wilderness Youth Project and Storyteller Children’s Center have partnered for many years. Storyteller is a Santa Barbara based therapeutic preschool providing high-quality early childhood education for children facing adverse challenges in Santa Barbara County and comprehensive support services for their families. Through WYP’s Bridge to Nature program, WYP

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The Heart of WYP

September 22, 2022 / Lauren Winnewisser / B2N Testimonials, DEIJ, Donors, Participate with WYP, Poems, Programs

The Heart of WYP: A Community Zine Read Zine Now Dear WYP Community, At Wilderness Youth Project, we encourage gratitude in every facet of our work, whether it’s in a circle of kids on program or in our staff meetings. Giving thanks has become as natural to us as the rocky sandstone of the Santa

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Building a Bridge to Nature

April 25, 2022 / Lauren Winnewisser / B2N Testimonials, En español, Participate with WYP, Programs

Building a Bridge to Nature A Hesitant Participant His first time coming to program, Mateo* stood stiffly and quietly beneath the blossom tree in front of the El Centro community center, a partner in WYP’s Bridge to Nature program. Sky blue eyes turned down to the leaf-covered grass, he looked like he wanted to be

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Warren Moon

February 13, 2021 / Michelle Howard / B2N Testimonials

Time spent in nature is a vital tonic for our health and well-being, and is the perfect place to explore and discover who we are. It’s important that nature connection is a essential part of our lives and we have a responsibility to create opportunities for more kids of all ages to get outside and connect with nature.

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