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The Dreaming Tree Field Trips

The Dreaming Tree Field Trip at Lake Tahoe is a stunning project dedicated to the arts and environmental stewardship. What started as an effort in 2011 to host an outdoor classroom has since grown into an experience of land, art, and community for over 400 Truckee and North Tahoe third grade students.

The art in nature field trips are designed to uphold the value of hands-on environmental education through nature hikes infused with creative arts such as music, poetry, visual art and storytelling.

Trails & Vistas field trips support the idea that an outdoor classroom in nature is where learning comes to life and connections to the natural world are discovered through writing poems, creating art, listening to a storyteller and exploring the natural environment on the shores of Lake Tahoe.

“Thank you once again for this amazing opportunity! The Trails & Vistas artists and experiences they provided at Donner Memorial State Park provided a unique opportunity for my students to connect with nature on a highly personal basis. They came back to the classroom highly energized and engaged from their experience. In fact, our day with Trails & Vistas provided a springboard from which students created poetry and conducted research about the native plant and animal species they saw at Donner Lake. Learning is always much more powerful when it is based on experience. Thank you once again for opening my students' eyes to the beauty and wonder that is all around them!”
– Brook Binley, 3rd & 4th Grade Teacher, Forest Charter School, Truckee

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Notes from our forest friends

Nevada State Parks is proud to collaborate with, and support, the activities of the Trails and Vistas organization. The Art Hikes, Art in Nature Field Trips for Schools, World Concert, and other various hikes done at Sand Harbor and Spooner Backcountry is a fun and unique way to enjoy the great outdoors. The way Trails and Vistas joins art and nature in an outdoor setting is simply an experience that every child must have.

Jay Howard

Park Supervisor, Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park

Thank you for the field trip to Lake Tahoe. I loved quieting our minds. I loved your music. I never knew we only had 1 percent of our water on the earth was drinkable water. I really loved sketching.

Curtis

3rd grader, Creekside School

Amazing! It’s a special experience. I’ve never come across an event like it anywhere in the country.

Ian Case

Musician

Where else than the Trails & Vistas World Concert do you hear songs in French, Spanish, Chinese, English, Russian, and Japanese...This concert has expanded my love of music.

M. Joseph

World Concert fan

I have performed many concerts, festivals and special events around the world, but Trails and Vistas stands as one of the most memorable and special of all.

Scarlet Rivera

Musician

The Art Hikes were magical! The concert was fantastic. I appreciate the positive message that Trails and Vistas is promoting for us all. And the world needs it now more than ever. Thank you.

Stephanie Y.

Art Hiker

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Your Generous Support Goes a Long Way

Trails & Vistas is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. (26-4300208)
By donating to Trails & Vistas you're supporting the arts and helping to bring immersive
experiences in creativity for local students and communities.

We respectfully acknowledge that we walk on the unceded land of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California.
Trails & Vistas strives to create a more sustainable and healthy world for all people across race, class, gender, geography, and other differences.

All materials copyright of Trails & Vistas Inc. ©2004-2024. Use of any materials and photographs other than Trails & Vistas event promotion require written approval by the Executive Director Nancy Lopez at info@trailsandvistas.org For all press inquiries contact: Nancy Tieken Lopez, Founder and Artistic Director

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