This is the moment NatureTrack is building toward. Stand beside a student. Walk alongside a wheelchair user. Sit in a theater where stories reconnect us with the wild.
The best way to understand NatureTrack is not through numbers. It is to experience the work firsthand.
Nature is essential to human well-being. Yet for many — children without exposure, seniors who no longer feel comfortable on uneven terrain, wheelchair users who cannot cross sand — that access remains unequal. NatureTrack exists to close that gap.
Experience the work firsthand
Stand beside a student discovering marine life for the first time.
Walk alongside a wheelchair user navigating sand they never thought they would feel again.
Sit in a theater where stories reconnect communities with nature.
WHAT YOUR GIFT DOES
Three pillars. One mission.
Every dollar fuels access, education, and storytelling — the three forces that turn curiosity into stewardship.
ACCESS
Freedom Trax Mobility
1,000+ wheelchair users experiencing beaches and trails
Veterans, seniors, and individuals with SCI, ALS, MS, MD
Serving 19 assisted living communities and senior centers
2,500 volunteer hours dedicated to outdoor access
EDUCATION
K–12 Outdoor Field Trips
50,000+ K–12 students engaged through outdoor field trips
Five $5,000 scholarships through the Nancy Stearns Scholarship
Thousands of community members connected through film
4,000 volunteer hours of films, conversations, and community
Annual Film Festival and year-round Screening Series
Best Charity Film Festival, Fest Forum 2019
Together, these programs create a powerful cycle of access, education and storytelling
WHY NOW
Demand is growing. So is what's possible.
50%
more students served through immersive outdoor field trip programs
250%
growth in Freedom Trax access by adding Trax and trailers over three years
CA
statewide expansion through schools, screening series, and a fully realized film festival
THE CAMPAIGN FOR NATURETRACK
$3.4M
A three-year investment in program expansion, capital, and a legacy fund — so we can scale thoughtfully without losing what makes the work transformative.
Schools are asking for more field trips. Veterans, seniors, and wheelchair users are waiting for access. Communities across California are requesting Freedom Trax programs.