Wild Careers Start with Wildlands!

Meet environmental educator, photographer, and nature lover, Dwight Holloway! Dwight was an environmental educator with Wildlands Conservancy and has since transferred his skills, knowledge, and passion to connect black, indigenous, and people of color to nature as an Outdoor Recreation Coordinator with Afros in Nature!

The experiences Dwight gained with Wildlands are perfect examples of what valuable skills YOU or someone you know can gain with one of our seasonal positions.

The parallels between our environmental educator position and Dwight's position with Afros in Nature include:



• Wildlands helped him expand his skills and comfort working in the outdoors.

• Both at Wildlands and Afros in Nature, he has encouraged folks with less access to get out and experience nature.



• Our campers taught Dwight to see nature through a different perspective that's more inclusive, accessible, and creative (great for his nature photography!).

To this day, he is still close friends with his then-colleagues.

"Wildlands Conservancy helped me build the confidence needed to be who I am no matter the space I'm in." says Dwight.

WILDLANDS IS HIRING:



We're seeking passionate outdoor enthusiasts to share Wildlands' passion for environmental education, land protection, and stewardship and serve the organization in these seasonal, part-time positions:

• Seasonal Environmental Educators & Assistants
• Outdoor Recreation Guides 1 & 2
• Interns in art, conservation, outdoor recreation, and environmental education (Internships are for college credits & are tailored to fit your needs)

DEI IS IN OUR NATURE

We encourage folks of diverse backgrounds to apply and welcome and invite people to be who they are.

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Summer camp 2024 will boast 10 WEEKS OF FUN at our Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary (Emmaus), Hopewell Park (Center Valley), and Lone Lane Park (Allentown).

This year, your family can look forward to:

-Special guests including Elmwood Park Zoo and Joshua tree

-Family Fun Fridays with campfires, water games, and more

-Two weeks of our popular outdoor skills weeks

-Three weeks of our popular water camps

-New friends and lasting memories made in nature

BE AN EARLY BIRD

Early exclusive access includes early bird ticket pricing- 10% off before May 1

We're rolling out summer camp 2024 with a new and improved registration system this year (see instructions below), with:

- A personal Wildlands’ account portal  

- Access to event registration history going forward 

- The ability to update your family’s contact information 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUMMER FUN

**For the most user-friendly experience, we recommend registering for summer camp on desktop.**

Go to www.wildlandspa.org/camp

Enter the following password: VIPCAMPER24 

Choose a week of summer camp that is of interest to you, open it to view the description and click the button for the age group of the week you wish to register for, i.e. Science in Nature, K-2. 

Once on the event page, under Event Registration, click on the link to create a “Wildlands portal account.” You’ll be prompted to enter:   

• Your first and last name 
• A username (which can just be your email) 
• The email associated with your new account 
• Create a password  

After you’ve entered this information, follow the prompts to verify the creation of your portal (including checking your email for a verification email) and access the full menu of summer camp programming.  

NOTE: Early and exclusive registration will be open for you for one week/until Thur., Feb. 22

SAVE: Early bird pricing reflects the 10% discount, no code required.

Renae Swayser, Wildlands' environmental educator, led a group of 15 people through thick hemlock bogs and spruce forests at our section of the more than 1,300-acre Thomas Darling Preserve off Burger Rd., Blakeslee on Sat., Feb. 3.

This remote and rugged region provides the perfect habitat for a wide variety of species, including Pennsylvania's endangered northern flying squirrel! In search of flying squirrels, Renae stopped along the way to climb a ladder and check if anyone was home in our flying squirrel nesting boxes.

Ranae found 3 of the more-common southern flying squirrels that day. Our conservation team uses this population data to better foster wildlife habitat restoration for the northern flying squirrel.

We are continuing our work of stewarding their preferred habitat of mixed conifer forest and providing nesting boxes for them. The idea is that if we build the habitat, they will move in.

Special THANKS to WVIA News' Haley O'Brien for covering this event.

View Haley's article HERE!

Photo credit to John Mularcyzk

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