Nature Camp exists to educate a community of interested individuals and to inspire a commitment to conserve and sustain the environment and its natural resources as responsible stewards of the Earth. Through a program of place-based, experiential education in natural history and environmental studies which combines rigorous yet non-formal academic study with outdoor recreation, Nature Camp has since 1942 sought to foster a deep and abiding connection with the natural world, to instill a commitment to wise stewardship of the Earth and its natural resources, and to inspire a lifelong love of learning.