 Cloud Ridge Naturalists is one of the oldest and
most respected nonprofit field schools in the
West. Over the past thirty years, from our humble
start in 1979, several thousand people have experienced
the special blend of education and exploration
that Cloud Ridge offers. Our commitment
to provide the finest in natural history education
and environmentally responsible travel remains
the cornerstone of our program. The educational
vision behind what we do relies on a multidisciplinary
perspective well grounded in state-of-the-art
science. Just a glance through the biographies
of our leaders should convey the excellence of our
faculty—their knowledge, enthusiasm, and talent
for teaching are unsurpassed.
 Today, more than ever before, the places Cloud
Ridge travels to are chosen because they are at
greatest risk—the Arctic regions, the marine and
island ecosystems of the North Pacific and the
North Atlantic, the Antarctic and the Southern
Polar Ocean, the temperate rain forests of the
Pacific Northwest and their counterparts in the
Patagonian Andes, and the West’s wilderness rivers.
Because we also recognize the powerful role
that conservation writers, photographers, and
other artists play in environmental education and
advocacy, you will find seminar offerings that
enable participants to hone these skills as well.
We spend our days in some of the world’s most
beautiful wilderness areas—recognizing their importance
to conservation but also their fragility.
We take your comfort, safety, and enjoyment seriously—
even in the most remote field settings.
Wherever we travel, and by whatever means—
expedition ship, boat, raft, sea kayak, or on foot—
we work only with outfitters whose environmental
ethics and operating principles parallel
ours. Field seminar groups are small and congenial,
creating the best possible atmosphere for
learning. We always select fine lodgings or picturesque
campsites that have a strong sense of
place, and we make every effort to live up to our
legendary reputation for excellent food. Not surprisingly,
more than 80% of our participants each
year have traveled with us before. That matters to
us! Whatever your interests, each of our trips
opens a magical window on the natural world! We
strive to be the best—at whatever we do.
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