National Wildlife Magazine: “Growing Outdoors”
by Richard Louv
For kids, the natural world can be a place of peace, health and inspiration—and can launch a lifetime passion for conservation.
The Berkshire Eagle: “Where Berkshires schooling goes way outside the box”
EGREMONT — “I don’t learn stuff — I do stuff.”
That’s how third grader Ivanna Aguilar described her first day at Community Learning in the Berkshires, a new program in South County that seeks to take remote learning to “the outdoor classroom.”
The Times Union: “We all still need connection and love”
by Fiona Carroll, Flying Deer counselor
A pack of rowdy 9-year-olds hurl mud at each other from the banks of a stream, screaming and yelling with abandon. In the middle of the stream stands a counselor, being pelted from all sides with mud and noise, but with a grin too big for his face, returning fire with vigor.
WAMC Northeast Public Radio: “Nature Education And Immersion At The Flying Deer Nature Center”
Sarah LaDuke of WAMC/Northeast Public Radio took a tour with Executive Director Michelle Apland and Program Director Devin Franklin for a story that aired on August 28, 2020.
The Berkshire Edge: “Flying Deer Nature Center exceeds capital campaign goal”
East Chatham, N.Y. — Flying Deer Nature Center has announced that, as of June 11, its capital campaign, which was established in order to make necessary improvements to its new property at 122 Daley Road, has ended. The campaign exceeded its initial goal of $226,000, raising a total of $244,000 from individual donors.
Rural Intelligence: “Flying Deer Supporters Shake What Mother Nature Gave Them”
If you were in downtown Lenox this past Saturday night, March 25, and heard thundering drumbeats in the distance, they were coming from The Berkshire Bateria, who were performing for a packed house upstairs at the Lenox Community Center. Flying Deer Nature Center had booked the band for its “Shake Your Tail” Dance Party fundraiser, and the crowd needed no extra encouragement to do just that.