The youth have learned about nature interactions in the field from direct experience such as learning about native and non-native plants, mamals, amphibians and reptiles. Our activities with youth foster care and curiosity about the outdoors. Additionally, our boys and young men understand more and more, through our adventures, that we own all these nature spaces and therefore are responsible for them now and in the future.

We prepared and executed trips with our participants in the community first and then had trips to Natural Areas throughout the year. Our participants have been learning and experientially engaging in youth leadership and environmental justice by learning about increasing their participation in local parks and remote nature areas. We discussed how we own our public spaces and therefore have a responsibility to take care of them. We have learned about our local water shed and how all water is connected ("Many rivers, One ocean"). We have experienced and guided trips to discover and engage with local flora (including medicinal plants) and fauna, respectfully (catch and release fishing). We have increased our knowledge of the local watershed and its importance as well as learning about camping equipment, fire safety and our place in nature as humans with a responsibility to be stewards of the earth whether we are in a local, regional, state or federal park or wild area.

• Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR): We learned about redwood ecosystems, amphibians and reptiles, predators and preys, Mountain lions.
• Point Reyes National Seashore Association (PRNSA): Fire safety, fire dangers, how to be in community in the outdoors, careers in nature. Salinity, PH of water.
• East Bay Regional Park District: Soft skills for youth in the workplace. Ranger life. Beach ecosystems, phytoplankton, zooplankton.

No new partnerships as of now but exploring a partnership with Camping At The Presidio, in San Francisco. We continue partnering with The East Bay Regional Park District, an enriching experience with career exploration in the outdoors plus wilderness backpacking with no cars. We also continue our partnership with the Point Reyes National Seashore Association which allows our group many experiences seeing wildlife such as many birds and mammals such as Tulle elk in their natural habitat. We continue as well with Audubon Canyon Ranch allowing us to experience tide-pooling in the California coast with experts in the field.

Promote curiosity in interactions with youth: strive not to give youth the answers to their questions about nature. Guide them to look for answers through their own thinking. Giving answers stops the thinking. Pair/make groups of interns, participants and adults. Each one teach one!

To foster curiosity, when outdoors with children and youth, do not be in a hurry to answer all their questions. Answer questions with questions: "What do you think?" What led you to that conclusion?" If you were an animal, where would you hide your food? Answers to questions, stops the thinking. Tools and equipment (say binoculars and magnifying glasses) work better if all kids have their own (if possible) or if shared in dyads with plenty of time in their possession, say 15 to 20 minutes at a time, then switch. Nature journaling works better with No adults hovering over the writers. Anybody who wants to share will share later and eventually everybody will be willing to share.