2025/2026 Salish Sea Outdoor & Environmental Leadership School:
Winter 2025/2026 Activist Training Cohort:
Who This Program is For:
College students, age 18 & up, who have interest in or aspirations toward environmental education, outdoor recreation and leadership careers, marine sciences, climate change and everything related. Receive mentorship from some of the Salish Sea's most inspiring activists, scientists and conservationists. We welcome participants from any marginalized communities.
What Will the Program Do:
The program will culminate in a weekend field trip in May 2026 to the San Juan Islands to observe, learn from and participate in Salish Sea coastal ecologies. Intern credit and community service hours can be earned if desired and validated by On Sacred Ground.
Some of our past & present guest educators include:
Dr. Deborah Giles, Killer Whale Scientist, for more info on Giles, click here
Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm, Musician & Activist, for more info on Kaeley, click here
Erin Corra, Founder & Executive Director of F.O.L.K.S. (Friends of Lime Kiln Society), for more info on Erin, click here
Who This Program is For:
College students, age 18 & up, who have interest in or aspirations toward environmental education, outdoor recreation and leadership careers, marine sciences, climate change and everything related. Receive mentorship from some of the Salish Sea's most inspiring activists, scientists and conservationists. We welcome participants from any marginalized communities.
What Will the Program Do:
- From November 2025 - April 2026, we will meet online together in a small cohort of 6-12 people to collectively decide on environmental issues important to our group with which to develop a plan to implement supportive, ecological actions
- Encourage localized focus for group participants' home communities as well as a cohesive group plan of action
- Develop our deep listening skills, research brains and habitat connectivity impact assessment abilities to understand, distill, and engage our left brain to chart a course toward critical ecosystem support where it may be weak or missing
- Work toward our own implementable actions as charted in our group
The program will culminate in a weekend field trip in May 2026 to the San Juan Islands to observe, learn from and participate in Salish Sea coastal ecologies. Intern credit and community service hours can be earned if desired and validated by On Sacred Ground.
Some of our past & present guest educators include:
Dr. Deborah Giles, Killer Whale Scientist, for more info on Giles, click here
Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm, Musician & Activist, for more info on Kaeley, click here
Erin Corra, Founder & Executive Director of F.O.L.K.S. (Friends of Lime Kiln Society), for more info on Erin, click here
Winter 2025/2026 Activist Training Cohort Dates/Times:
2025: 2026:
Tue Nov 11th, 5:30-7pm Tue Jan 13th, 5:30-7pm Tue Feb 24th, 5:30-7pm Tue Apr 14th, 5:30-7pm
Tue Nov 25th, 5:30-7pm Tue Jan 27th, 5:30-7pm Tue Mar 10th, 5:30-7pm Tue Apr 28th, 5:30-7pm
Tue Dec 9th, 5:30-7pm Tue Feb 10th, 5:30-7pm Tue Mar 24th, 5:30-7pm May 2026 - Weekend TBD
To apply:
Email a 1 page essay summarizing your reasons for wanting to participate in this group and please include your contact info, plus a short (3-4 sentence) bio. Attendance and participation in group process is necessary for this to group. Include in the essay if you can commit to 8 out of the 11 cohort sessions. Email your application to [email protected].
Applications are due by November 6th, 2025
2025: 2026:
Tue Nov 11th, 5:30-7pm Tue Jan 13th, 5:30-7pm Tue Feb 24th, 5:30-7pm Tue Apr 14th, 5:30-7pm
Tue Nov 25th, 5:30-7pm Tue Jan 27th, 5:30-7pm Tue Mar 10th, 5:30-7pm Tue Apr 28th, 5:30-7pm
Tue Dec 9th, 5:30-7pm Tue Feb 10th, 5:30-7pm Tue Mar 24th, 5:30-7pm May 2026 - Weekend TBD
To apply:
Email a 1 page essay summarizing your reasons for wanting to participate in this group and please include your contact info, plus a short (3-4 sentence) bio. Attendance and participation in group process is necessary for this to group. Include in the essay if you can commit to 8 out of the 11 cohort sessions. Email your application to [email protected].
Applications are due by November 6th, 2025
2025 Mentors to Mentors Program
Who this program is for:
High school juniors and seniors (going into junior year is okay) who have an interest in or aspirations toward environmental education, outdoor recreation and leadership careers, marine sciences, and everything related. You can earn community service hours for school, and work with us to accomplish your high school/senior projects. Receive mentorship from some of the Salish Sea's best educators, while immersed in the amazing outdoor learning environment in the San Juan Islands. Your course includes a Wilderness First Aid certification, overnight kayaking trip, hiking, outdoor survival skills training and immersive environmental education opportunities. By the end of the course, you will have honed your conservation leadership skills in the Salish Sea, and move through life with a newfound sense of purpose.
High school juniors and seniors (going into junior year is okay) who have an interest in or aspirations toward environmental education, outdoor recreation and leadership careers, marine sciences, and everything related. You can earn community service hours for school, and work with us to accomplish your high school/senior projects. Receive mentorship from some of the Salish Sea's best educators, while immersed in the amazing outdoor learning environment in the San Juan Islands. Your course includes a Wilderness First Aid certification, overnight kayaking trip, hiking, outdoor survival skills training and immersive environmental education opportunities. By the end of the course, you will have honed your conservation leadership skills in the Salish Sea, and move through life with a newfound sense of purpose.
2024 Mentors to Mentors Program Schedule:
Stay tuned for program schedule......
Stay tuned for program schedule......
Watch the 2024 Mentors to Mentors Program Trailer Below:
Additional Information for Parents/Teachers:
| mentors_to_mentors_program_slideshowpdf.pdf |
| m2m_policies___procedures.pdf |