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Connecting Youth to Nature.
Growing the Next Generation of Petaluma River Stewards.
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Friends of the Petaluma River, in collaboration with the City of Petaluma, is offering three awards to high school students and three awards to junior high school students with the best videos answering one of the following prompts.
Designed for teens aged 13–16, the Golden Eagles program offers a unique opportunity to build leadership skills while deepening connections with self, community, and nature! 🌅
Participants will explore and enhance their abilities in wildlife tracking, fire-making, paddling, wild-crafting, knife skills, outdoor cooking, and working with edible and medicinal plants. Through these experiences, teens will build resilience, confidence, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
Explore the Petaluma River for FREE with Friends at our weekly Boating at the Barn program. Our small fleet of kayaks, rowboats, and canoes will get you and your crew out experiencing Petaluma as never before.
Sundays | 10am - 1pm
David Yearsley River Heritage Center | Steamer Landing Park
Friends’ summer camp gives kids a chance to spend the day outside in nature, connecting with their environment through play and curiosity.
Campers spend the week paddling on the Petaluma River, exploring the unique habitats of the Petaluma Marsh and Creeks, learning earth skills.
Friends’ Watershed Classroom program brings the Petaluma Watershed to life for students, getting them out of the classroom, engaging in hands-on activities that give them a deeper understanding of their local environment, how their actions affect their environment, and how they are a
Friends’ Nature Immersion Camps run for 8 months, giving youth an opportunity to deepen their connection with nature as they learn about seasonal changes in the Watershed through imaginative play and curiosity.