Sky Mountain Outdoor Education Center is a multi-night, residential outdoor school owned and operated by the San Joaquin County Office of Education. Our beautiful 62 acre property is located in the high Sierra Nevada Mountains in Placer County, and sits right on the Lake Valley Reservoir at an elevation of 5840 feet. Each week, we welcome new groups of 5th and 6th grade students who visit us from San Joaquin county. We hope that students will leave Sky Mountain with a love of nature and the skills to think and act like a scientist as they notice and wonder at the amazing ecosystem of Sky Mountain!

The Slim Baker Foundation for Outdoor Education, Inc. is a non-profit organization that maintains the Slim Baker Area on Little Roundtop in Bristol, NH and promotes outdoor education opportunities for the Newfound community. For over six decades, the foundation has adhered to the two goals of the organization’s original founding document: to provide programs of outdoor recreation, nature study, and practical conservation for residents of the Newfound area and visitors, and to perpetuate the memory, ideals and ideas of Everett D. “Slim” Baker, long-time resident and conservation officer of the area, and true lover of nature and mankind.

The mission of Smith-Gilbert Gardens is to serve as a resource for conservation, education, and the enjoyment of horticulture, fine arts, and historic preservation.