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WYP DIY: Imaginary Hide & Seek

WYP DIY: Imaginary Hide & Seek This is a game of memory, mental mapping, awareness, and navigation! Age Range: All ages Number of Players: 2 or more Space and Time Requirements:  This game can be played anywhere. Rounds can be anywhere from 2-10 minutes long Intro Many animals out in the wild will use their

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WYP DIY: A Parent’s Perspective

WYP DIY: A Parent’s Perspective Nearby nature is all around! From art projects, to stories, to natural recipes, we are providing you with resources and WYP DIY Activities that more deeply engage children and adults with the natural world. “As a mother of two young children, who are living in a world filled with more

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WYP DIY: Scavenger Hunt for Red

WYP DIY: Scavenger Hunt for Red Why red? Red says: WHY NOT?! Red is warm oxygenated blood pumping. Flowers that POP through carpets of green. Cochineal pigments. Ember red coals. DANGER! STOP! Bright berries beckon…edible fruits or poisonous berry? Let’s get to know Red!  Transcribe these questions to your journal OR click here for a printable

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Read WYP’s History

Once upon a time (on April 12, 1997), a group of youth from Transition House went on a kayak adventure in the Santa Barbara Harbor.  Warren Brush and Cynthia Harvan started an adventure club to get kids out of the shelter and into nature, where together they would find adventure, learning and connection. Vans from

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WYP Protocol: Coronavirus

We at Wilderness Youth Project are thankful for all the good people pulling together to protect and support one another. While we are being discouraged from coming together physically, this is absolutely a time to come together as a community and do what we can to support each other in alternative meaningful ways. Following the

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