Instructor Spotlight: Paulette
Field Instructors are the heart of Muddy Sneakers expeditions. They spend their days exploring the outdoors alongside students and teachers, leading activities designed to expand scientific understanding, inspiring curiosity, and […]
Field Instructor Spotlight: CeCe Byrne
Field Instructors are the heart of Muddy Sneakers expeditions. They spend their days exploring the outdoors alongside students and teachers, leading activities designed to expand scientific understanding, inspiring curiosity, and […]
Muddy Sneakers Announces the Return of Hellbender Coffee Fundraiser
ASHEVILLE, NC — Muddy Sneakers would like to express sincere gratitude to Pisgah Coffee Roasters for bringing back September’s Hellbender coffee fundraising campaign. The craft coffee roaster is selling bags […]
Why I Give to Muddy Sneakers
At just about every environmental non-profit event I have attended, the getting-to-know-you conversations with fellow attendees tend to follow a similar pattern. You are likely quite familiar with the “Where […]
Core Value: Conservation
Core Value: Conservation “We know that healthy human and natural communities are interconnected. To create a more sustainable world, youth must have opportunities, at a formative age, to connect with […]
Core Value: Experiential Learning
Core Value: Experiential Learning “Hands-on instruction, via the outdoor classroom, can deeply impact a child’s formal education. We are committed to small group, place-based learning that reimagines the traditional classroom. […]
Core Value: Belonging
Core Value: Belonging We have a responsibility as outdoor educators to introduce nature as an equitable, inclusive, and empowering space for all people. Click here for the transcribed version of […]
Core Value: Access
Access We believe children of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities benefit from and have a right to meaningful experiences in the outdoors that foster a connection to nature. Click […]
Leonards presented with Stanback Conservation Leadership Award
Congratulations to Muddy Sneakers Board Member, Michelle Leonard, who along with her husband, Mike, received the second-ever Stanback Conservation Leadership Award presented by the Blue Ridge Conservancy. Dedicating years of advocacy and passion […]
Muddy Sneakers Seeking Local Support For Its Programs
In show of support, D.D. Bullwinkel’s Outdoors is calling the Brevard community to action with a leading gift of $1,500 to Muddy Sneakers, to continue the effort of taking the science classroom […]