Science and Teaching for Field Instructors

Partners & Contributors

We are big-time grateful to the many programs, individuals, and partners who have contributed to BEETLES.

Pilot Test Partners

  • CYO Caritas Creek, Occidental, CA
  • San Joaquin Outdoor Education (SJOE), Loma Mar, CA
  • Santa Cruz Outdoor School, Santa Cruz, CA
  • Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma, CA
  • Westminster Woods, Occidental, CA

Field Test Partners

  • Exploring New Horizons-Loma Mar, Loma Mar, CA
  • Exploring New Horizons-Sempervirens, Boulder Creek, CA
  • YMCA East Bay Outdoor School at Camp Arroyo, Livermore, CA
  • Alliance Redwoods, Occidental, CA
  • Balarat Outdoor Education, Denver, CO
  • Barrier Island Environmental Education Center, Johns Island, SC
  • Chincoteague Bay Field Station, Wallops Island, VA
  • Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Lanesboro, MN
  • Ferry Beach Ecology School, Saco, ME
  • Foothill Horizons Outdoor School, Sonora, CA
  • Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, Townsend, TN
  • LA County Outdoor School – Blue Sky Meadow, Big Bear City, CA
  • Mass Audubon, South Welfleet, MA
  • Mountain Trail Outdoor School, Hendersonville, NC
  • Nature’s Classroom Inc, Charlton, MA
  • NatureBridge Olympic, Port Angeles, WA
  • NatureBridge Yosemite, Yosemite National Park, CA
  • NatureBridge in Southern California, Newbury Park, CA
  • NatureBridge Golden Gate, Sausalito, CA
  • North Cascades Institute Mountain School, Sedro Woolley, WA
  • NorthBay, North East, MD
  • Outdoor Education Center at Camp Olympia, Trinity, TX
  • Point Bonita YMCA, Sausalito, CA
  • Rancho El Chorro Outdoor School, San Luis Obispo, CA
  • San Joaquin Outdoor Education (SJOE), Loma Mar, CA
  • Shady Creek Outdoor School, Nevada City, CA
  • Sierra Nevada Journeys, Reno, CA
  • UWSP-Treehaven, OR
  • Westminster Woods, Occidental, CA
  • Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center, Finland, MN
  • YMCA Camp Campbell, Boulder Creek, CA
  • YMCA Camp Mason Outdoor Center, Hardwick, NJ
  • YMCA Erdman, Waialua, HI

Field Instructor Consultants:

  • Lucy Clark
  • Rebecca Nourot
  • Amelia Rosenman
  • Ellen Young
  • Claire Maguire

Student Activity Field Testers:

  • Adrienne Marshall
  • Alaina Clark
  • Alison Petro
  • Allison Grill
  • Amanda Wheelock
  • Amelia Rosenman
  • Amy Shmania
  • Andres (Andy) Esparza
  • Andrew Revelle
  • Ashley Schmid
  • Benjamin Tunney
  • Beth Kochevar
  • Bethany Ricks
  • Bonnie Anderson
  • Bonnie Frieden
  • Brett Bell
  • Brooke Lukensmeyer
  • Carly McGaugh
  • Chris Soriano
  • Christina Chung
  • Cristina Murillo-Barrick
  • Dana Christenson
  • Dana Crawford
  • Daniella Bienstock
  • Derek Ferguson
  • Donelle Scaffidi
  • Elizabeth Lewis
  • Emily Chase-Ziolek
  • Emily Schaller
  • Emily Wolfe
  • Erik Hurst
  • Erin  Burnett
  • Esra Senvardarli
  • Gabriel Germanow
  • Gavin Willis
  • Genevieve Ziogas
  • Gretchen O’Henley
  • Holly Krumsick
  • Indira Phukan
  • Irene Hope Schneider Gilchriese
  • Jackie Castellanos
  • Jacqueline Ramirez
  • Jake Young
  • Jenna Beers
  • Jennifer Peach
  • Jeremy Lin
  • Jessica MacManus
  • John Hite
  • John Shea
  • Juliann Schamel
  • Justine Salsbury
  • Karen Poland
  • Katharine Bradley
  • Kelsey Drew Killoran
  • Kelsey Lahr
  • Kelsey Shaw
  • Kelly Schaeffer
  • Kent Chapple
  • Khalena Wise
  • Kimberly Michelle Nagata
  • Lara Stone
  • Laura Barrow
  • Lauren Ridder
  • Lauren Schottenfeld-Glikin
  • Leah Callan
  • Lindsay Cutting
  • Logan Rosenberg
  • Mallory Pendleton
  • Mara Dale
  • Matt Norwood
  • Max Duggins
  • Maxwell Downen
  • Megan Krintz
  • Megan Ginley
  • Mike West
  • Molly Honea
  • Natacha Walters
  • Nick Voss
  • Nina Vuoso
  • Olga Khaykin
  • Patrick Hagarty
  • Pete Schmidt
  • Petra LeBaron-Botts
  • Rachel Gugich
  • Rebecca Armstrong
  • Rebecca List
  • Rebecca Russman
  • Russell Brown
  • Sacha Charny
  • Sara Pahlavan
  • Sarah Stapley
  • Sasha Retford Gonzalez
  • Sean Hoppes
  • Xander Tartter
  • Zavi Smith
  • Zack Mikalonis