Evolution of Walking Mountains
Over Its First 25 Years
- Our Avon Tang Campus which includes a visitor center, indoor and outdoor classrooms and community gathering spaces, a sustainability center, staff office space, Foley Graduate Fellow residences and access to U.S. Forest Service land
- Our Precourt Family Sweetwater Campus, which provides expanded accessibility in western Eagle County to unique ecosystems and learning environments
- Managing operations of the Nature Discovery Center on Vail Mountain and the Vail Nature Center along Gore Creek in Ford Park, providing unique educational programs for children and adults
- Significant expansion of no-cost/low-cost Youth and Community Programs
- Robust Sustainability Programs at the residential, corporate and municipal level
- Initiation and leadership of Eagle Valley Outdoor Movement (EVOM) to better serve our diverse community with access to the outdoors in a bilingual, family-oriented setting
- Establishing the Foley Graduate Fellowship Program which provides a unique opportunity for educators to earn a M.A. in Science Education at no cost, while teaching summer science camps and school field science programs and living in residences at our Avon Tang Campus
- Creating the Peternell Fund for Professional Staff Development, to enable staff to continue to evolve in innovative ways to support the Walking Mountains mission
Over the past 25 years we have reached more than 2,200,000 people of all ages through our immersive science-based experiences, groundbreaking sustainability initiatives, captivating programs, and engaging events.
Read more about our History and Vision.
Meet our Staff and Board Members
