Adult & Teen Programs

Swallowtail provides a safe and fun space for trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer youth to explore the natural world, gain wilderness skills, and build community.

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This camp for ages 11–17 takes place from late afternoon into evening. Learn wilderness skills, cook around the campfire, head out on nighttime escapades, play Capture the Flag, and more!

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For ages 12–17. Gather together with other teens each week to craft around the campfire, build skills and competency in the the outdoors, and learn and grow as a group.

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A nine-month adventure for adults in wilderness living skills, community building, and nature awareness.

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Join us for the return of Crow Call, our survival skills camp for ages 12–17! For three days we’ll practice skills for securing shelter, water, food, and fire. Then we’ll put them to the test during an overnight survival camping experience!

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Flying Deer Nature Center
Flying Deer Nature Center is a wilderness school and community dedicated to mentoring children, youth, adults, and families in deep connection to nature, self, and others.
With gratitude and humility, we acknowledge that we gather and teach on the ancestral homelands of the Muhheconneok, currently known as the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans (read more…)

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