|  WildLink
Expeditions give students the opportunity to experience
wilderness firsthand.
Since August 2000, an average of 100 students per year
have discovered the wisdom of the Sierra Nevada. Students
are chosen from a total of 13 high schools. Each expedition
includes a 5- day backpacking trip into the Sierra Nevada
wilderness.
Students explore their place in the wilderness; how
their actions impact our environment; the growing field
of watershed management; environmental science through
hands-on research projects; the cultural history of
Yosemite and Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks and
their surrounding areas; geographical history; natural
history; and possibilities for all of our futures. Students
will learn what they can do as individuals, strictly
through their own ingenuity and physical achievements.
They will meet other students from different social
and cultural backgrounds and will learn to work together
to confront the social, philosophical and physical challenges
of wilderness.
Wildlink
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