Nature Vision, Inc.

Mission

Nature Vision fosters appreciation and stewardship of our environment by educating and connecting community to the world around us.

Description

Nature Vision is an environmental education nonprofit organization that brings place based, experiential nature programming directly to schools and local greenspaces. We now also provide remote learning programs for students. We work to ensure that all students receive quality nature connections where they need them the most. Nature Vision serves over 70,000 Pre-K through 12th grade students each year in King and Snohomish Counties.

Our programming supports the Washington State K-12 Learning Standards and STEM Education and can be easily integrated into schools. Many of our lessons set conceptual foundations and repeat visits help connect one lesson with another.

Nature Vision facilitates student access to nature and scientific concepts, thus developing a deep-rooted student interest in making the natural world a necessary and integrated part of daily life.

Nature Vision provides free in-person, synchronous video call, and asynchronous pre-recorded video lesson programming to King and Snohomish County Schools throughout the school year: https://naturevision.org/free-programs-for-schools.

Nature Vision has an outdoor-based Nature Preschool at Farrel-McWhirter Farm Park in Redmond: https://naturevision.org/preschool

Nature Vision hosts eights weeks of summer camps in the following cities: Redmond, Mercer Island, and Shoreline: https://naturevision.org/summer-day-camp-programs

Recognition

2016: Nature Vision received the SETAC/Menzie Environmental Education Award from the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America for significant contributions to environmental education.

2015: Nature Vision received a Kids Outside Alliance award for our youth in nature programming!

2010: Nature Vision in partnership with the City of Redmond and the Sammamish Water and Sewer District received the Michael Mercer Water Conservation Educator Award from the Partnership for Water Conservation for their team work on the Sammamish Watershed Festival, an outdoor educational event for 4th graders.

2009: Nature Vision's former Executive Director Clay Heilman received the Regional Grant W. Sharpe Award for significant contributions to interpretation from the National Association for Interpretation.

2009: Nature Vision's former Executive Director Clay Heilman also received the 2009 National Starthrower Award for demonstrating excellence in environmental education, from the National Association for Interpretation.

2008: Nature Vision was honored with the 2007-2008 Environmental Education Association of Washington's (EEAW, now E3 WA) Award for Organizational Excellence.

2007: Former Executive Director Clay Heilman and Nature Vision received the first annual Michael Mercer Water Conservation Educator award from the Partnership for Water Conservation.