2010 Annual Report - Ventana Wildlife Society

of 10 weeks (spring and fall sessionsare offered). We also offer Single-DayAdventures and Condor WildernessCamps for teens. We strive to createmeaningful experiences that generatean interest in learning.Our programs enable youth to connectwith nature, whether it is a seven year-oldhome school student who is journalingthe tracks of a Wild Turkey or a sixteenyear-old at-risk teen who is standing on thebeach gazing at the waves for the first timein her life. Students build understandingand awareness of the natural world;they are encouraged to care about theenvironment and look for ways to makean impact. In return, nature providesopportunities, challenges, and in somecases...healing.11