Learning Grows as We Grow Naturalists
Volume 31 Issue 2, Spring 2026 by Tracey Baroody, Director of Education Loudoun Wildlife’s Peterson Young Naturalist Program (PYNP) continued...
Peterson Young Naturalist Program Awards Celebration
Children spend just 4-7 minutes a day in unstructured outdoor play compared to more than seven hours in front of...
Teachers Learn the Benefits of Teaching Outdoors
By Miriam Westervelt, PhD This March Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy trained 52 Loudoun County Public School (LCPS) teachers in how nature...
The Peterson Young Naturalist Program: Healthy Connections 2023
By Miriam Westervelt, PhD This school year Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy conducted three teacher workshops promoting nature observation for improving the...
Outdoor Classroom Training: Healthy Connections
Nature mandala. Photo by Miriam Westervelt The Peterson Young Naturalist Program held its K-12 Outdoor Classroom Training: Healthy Connections teacher...