California Range and Natural Resources Camp (Range Camp)
A week-long science camp at Elkus Ranch in Half Moon Bay, run by UC Cooperative Extension, where CA high schoolers study rangeland ecology, livestock and wildlife management, and natural-resource science through lectures, labs, and a ranch tour.
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Dinosaur Academy (Wyoming Dinosaur Center)
Dinosaur Academy is a 5-day, in-depth course at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center for students in grades 9-12 focused on vertebrate fossils of the Morrison Formation. Students get classroom instruction plus hands-on field excavation and laboratory work covering fossil preparation, mapping, specimen identification, and museum display techniques.
Team OCEAN – Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Volunteer kayak interpretive naturalist program that trains high schoolers and adults to educate paddlers about responsible wildlife viewing and marine protection along Cannery Row in Monterey and Elkhorn Slough in Moss Landing. Requires a five-week spring training (evening seminars plus Saturday field sessions) before summer shifts begin.
Bay Net Volunteer Naturalist Program – Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Trained volunteer docents (age 16+) engage the public at Monterey-area shoreline sites about marine mammals, birds, kelp forests, oceanography, and sanctuary regulations. Involves a five-week spring training (Thursday seminars plus Saturday field sessions) followed by ongoing shoreline shifts.
California 4-H Range and Mustang Camp
A three-day 4-H camp at Blue Lake Camp in the Modoc National Forest where CA teens learn rangeland management and wild horse/burro conservation through hands-on fieldwork at a BLM wild horse facility, plus career exploration in forestry, soils, and hydrology.
Center for Land-Based Learning FARMS Leadership Program
A year-long program for Sacramento-region high schoolers combining field days on farms, ranches, and agricultural businesses with leadership training, mentoring, and a student-led community action project in sustainable agriculture.
Introduction to Fossils - High School Paleontology Intensive (Museum of the Rockies)
Introduction to Fossils is a week-long, high-school-level paleontology intensive at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. Students work alongside paleontology experts to learn field and lab skills and travel to a nearby Montana fossil site to explore the region's geology.