Families in Nature

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Families in Nature
3571 Far West Blvd #150
Austin, TX 78731
E-Mail: info@familiesinnature.org
Net: familiesinnature.org
Facebook: facebook.com/familiesinnature.org
Instagram: instagram.com/familiesinnature
The mission of Families in Nature (FIN) is to connect children and their families to nature and to each other through time spent learning, playing, and volunteering outdoors.  Our vision is to inspire all people to fall in love with nature and foster the next generation of conservationists.
Audiences: Individuals and families from babies to adults; schools; parks & greenspaces
Ecologist School Program: FIN’s informal science education program allows people to earn badges in 16 branches of science by learning and playing in nature together. The lessons are intended for all ages all together and most can be done in your own backyard, or even in your house, with minimal materials.  The Ecologist School lessons can be done by a Nature Community, family, group of friends, classroom, or anyone eager to connect to nature more deeply.
Park Environmental Education Project: Want to bring an environmental education program to your community?  FIN offers customized Park Environmental Education Projects (PEEP) for schools, parks, preserves, nature centers, and green spaces of all kinds. With over 9 locations and growing, visit EcologistSchool.org to access PEEPs for parks and schools in your area.
Guide Development Program:  Our Guide Development Program provides skills to get your school or community out into nature to play, learn and volunteer together!  Trained guides are encouraged to start their own Nature Communities and have access to valuable FIN resources, such as the Ecologist School Program and our Gear Lending Library.  Scholarships available.
Nature Communities: A Nature Community is any group of people who want to spend more time in nature together learning, playing, and volunteering.  Most of our Nature Communities are connected to a specific school, neighborhood, organization, or place. Whether it’s 3 families or over 100 people, Nature Communities are an effective way of helping people make connections to each other and feel more comfortable in the outdoors.  
Create your own nature community or join us in the Austin-area to access workshops, events, trips, and trainings hosted by FIN staff and volunteers.

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