Opportunities & Trainings
Experiential audience-centered opportunities, workshops and trainings for adult learners (and youth) on climate change, rivers, and public lands. In-person field courses and virtual learning opportunities.

- Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor Course - September 2025Sep 09, 2025, 4:00 PM MDT – Sep 18, 2025, 6:30 PM MDTZoom & Canvas LMS
- Citizen Science: By the People - Fall 2025 CourseSep 15, 2025, 12:00 AM MDT – Oct 31, 2025, 11:59 PM MDTAsynchronous Online Course
Citizen Science: By the People Virtual Course
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer Terms Unleash the power of collective discovery in "Citizen Science by the People," a dynamic 7-week asynchronous virtual course designed for those passionate about real-world scientific impact. This professional development offering invites educators, communicators, and community leaders to actively participate in a transformative movement reshaping scientific inquiry and community engagement. Course designed and instructed by Sarah Johnson of Wild Rose Education. Course Registration at Top of Page
Climate Literacy eeCourse
Winter/Summer/Fall Terms 2025
The Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education offers this asynchronous 12 hour for community leaders, communicators, and educators how climate systems work, how human actions influence climate, and how climate influences people and other parts of the Earth system. Course designed and instructed by Sarah Johnson of Wild Rose Education.
Climate Literacy Basics Mini-Workshop
October 21, 2025 virtual mini-workshop
Discover practical tips to integrate the new Climate Literacy Essential Principles into your communications, interpretive programs, and instructional practices. Hosted by the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education. Register
Colorado Youth Climate Summit
The Colorado Youth Climate Summit (CYCS) is an educational initiative co-designed and co-led by youth leaders to empower young people to address the impacts of climate change in their local regions.
Teach Climate Network Summer Institute
July 14-17, 2025 - VIRTUAL - details here
Join the virtual Teach Climate Network Summer Institute. Gain the skills to bring climate change into your educational setting, whether it be a classroom, nature center, or museum. Be part of the Southwest regional learning community cohort lead by Wild Rose Education.
Leave No Trace Instructor Courses

Virtual Level 1 Instructor Courses through the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics for adults 18 years and older. Registration links at Top of Page
Custom courses are available for your organization; email Sarah if interested.
Rivers as Your Classroom
June 12-14, 2025 - CANCELLED
Western Colorado University Teacher Institute
Learn how to integrate rivers and riparian habitat and the complexities of western watersheds into your curriculum through cross-curricular field and classroom learning observing phenomenon, authentic explorations, discussions, and reflection routines.
Becoming a Climate Literacy Educator: Tools and Techniques
June 9-11, 2025 - CANCELLED
Western Colorado University Teacher Institute
Combine scientific concepts and mechanisms of climate change with human experiences, storytelling, climate justice, and collective action. You will explore effective strategies to teach climate literacy in your classrooms, focusing on climate stories, an understanding of climate science, climate justice, and the observation of landscape changes over time.
Climate Cafe - Carbondale
An informal, open, respectful, confidential space to safely share emotional responses and reactions related to the climate and environmental emergency.
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Facilitating Naturally Workshops
Improve your instructing, facilitating, and training methods to create more effective, inclusive, and fun learning experiences for community and adult audiences.
Workshop Dates and Details Here
Custom courses are available for your organization; email Sarah if interested.