Welcome to the Forest Educator Podcast hosted by Ricardo Sierra. Join Ricardo as he engages in enlig
If you are an educator, or a camp counselor, or a program leader or wilderness instructor, there is
Well, it's election time, and we are surrounded by examples of fear based social media posts, televi
I've noticed a common theme in many of the Facebook forest school groups I'm a part of. People are c
This is a first hand account of Grant Adkisson, who spent days preparing for Hurricane Helene on his
The search for knowledge sometimes involves tedious, patient work when it comes to understanding the
John returns to the Forest Educator Podcast to share more of his unique journey into nature and trac
I always knew when I was in an 'initiatory experience', because my peaceful, stable, predictable lif
There are lots of times when we as educators face the task of creating a positive nature experience
When I created the Hawk Circle Wilderness Camp back in 1989, I started with a goal to offer somethin
There are a lot of 'ingredients' in most forest educator programs that make up the bulk of the exper
The one question I get asked about most is about program design, curriculum and activities for older
It was through Tom Brown Jr and his Tracker School that I came to meet John. It was 1984, on a farm
It came out of nowhere, right as hundreds of Forest School Leaders were preparing for the Autumn sem
The task of communicating the value and benefits of what we do as nature based educators is vital to
This episode explores the phenomenon that often occurs when we work with people in nature, where the
The world of medicine and academia seems to run on a different timeline than the modern world. Chang
This episode is for nature educators AND Parents, Grandparents, Teachers, Schools and Organizations,
Reuben Piet joins the Forest Educator from Cape Town as a singer, songwriter, musician and transform
I don't think it's a stretch to say that Tom Brown Jr leaves quite a 'wake' in his passing. He's ta