Partner Programs

Camp Astoria

Local students aged seven to seventeen are taking part in hands-on, place-based learning and community service at the site of Astoria’s future 100-acre riverside park. Through partnerships with a variety of local organizations, Astoria Park Conservancy is creating opportunities for young people to explore, learn, and give back.

The program’s ultimate aim is to spark a lifelong passion for conservation—offering accessible, engaging experiences that empower students to make a tangible difference in their community while deepening their connection to the natural world.

Native Plant Garden

Astoria Park Conservancy has established a dedicated native plant garden on site, creating a living classroom for students and visitors. This space not only provides an educational opportunity to learn about native species and their role in healthy ecosystems, but also offers critical foraging habitat and shelter for pollinators, enhances soil health, supports local biodiversity, and strengthens climate resilience.

The creation of the garden was a true community effort. Kindergarten students from Jackson Elementary School (JES) contributed signage and helped build habitat structures called, ‘bug snugs’, incorporating creativity and environmental awareness at an early age. Volunteers from across the valley participated in the prepping and planting process, working together to establish a diverse array of native, pollinator-friendly species in soil enriched with local compost.

Coombs Outdoors

Elementary camp groups visited Astoria for a soak as well as a nature walk. Groups engaged in art activities creating interpretive signage for the phase 2 park. This program served six groups, and a total of 72 kids.

Middle school camp groups visited Astoria for a soak and an onsite service learning project to identify and help remove invasive species present on Astoria’s property. This program served three groups, and a total of 36 kids.

Latinx Hikers Event

APC welcomed Latinx hikers for a 20-person soak, engaging the local Latinx community and welcoming them to Astoria. As an Access Fund use, this important partnership will draw in Latinx community members as they engage in a facilitated conversation, discussing connections to each other, nature, and community and connection during their soak.

JH Children's Museum Astoria Playground Program

The Jackson Hole Children’s Museum centered their Workshop Camp around designing their ideal Nature Playground as Astoria. Playground ideas will be presented to Astoria and discussed as a group with the children. The groups foraged for their own natural materials to build replicas of their ideal Nature Playground, including one life-size dream element of the playground.

APC will gift passes to campers and their families as part of our Access Fund, engaging our target community of youth and families.

GTMF On the Road Concert

A simple free afternoon concert, connecting the wellness benefits of hot springs, nature, and art.

A String Quartet made up of Festival musicians hosted by Education Curator Meaghan Heinrich. Meaghan and the quartet looked at different Classical pieces from Tchaikovsky to Mozart and talked with audiences about the emotions they evoke and why.