By participating as an Adult Mentor during an Academy field school, you can help nurture and develop Pennsylvania’s future conservation leaders.
Your role at field school:
Serve as a mentor to a small team of students.
Learn alongside your team about wildlife, habitat management and conservation in an enriching environment from over 20+ wildlife professionals from the PA Game Commission, the PA Fish and Boat Commission, and more!
Benefits to you:
Skills development – improve conservation, ecology, and biodiversity literacy through hands-on training.
Network with leading conservation professionals.
Earn Act 48 credit hours and/or graduate level college credits through Cedar Crest College.
All field schools are held at Krislund Camp and Conference Center near Madisonburg, PA. Each of our field schools focus on a different wildlife or fish species.
Click on the buttons below to explore our 2025 field school curriculum line up!
We are looking for adults (21 years and older) who are passionate about the outdoors, wildlife, and conservation and who have a genuine interest in youth education. Teachers are encouraged to apply!
Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted.
Have you read all the details but still have questions about the field schools and becoming an Adult Mentor?
Please reach out to our Director of Outreach and Alumni Engagement, Katie Cassidy, directly and she will be happy to answer any questions you might have!
Watching the students at the camp learn and grow together over the course of the week was awesome to see. I wish I would have had the opportunity to be a part of a program like this when I was in high school.
Josh, Adult Mentor
As an Adult Mentor, I get to see the field school through the eyes of the students in what they are learning. This is a great program for high school students who may be interested in a conservation oriented career.
Danae, Adult Mentor
It was an extra-ordinary experience that provided me with sound lessons and educational information that I will be passing on to my students. My sincerest hope is to be able to volunteer again for another week.
ADULT MENTOR APPLICATION
Become an Adult Mentor!
By participating as an Adult Mentor during an Academy field school, you can help nurture and develop Pennsylvania’s future conservation leaders.
Your role at field school:
Benefits to you:
All field schools are held at Krislund Camp and Conference Center near Madisonburg, PA. Each of our field schools focus on a different wildlife or fish species.
Click on the buttons below to explore our 2025 field school curriculum line up!
JUNE 17-21
Focusing on white-tailed deer and the management of their habitat.
Learn More!JUNE 24-28
Focusing on bass and the Susquehanna River watershed.
Learn More!JULY 8-12
Focusing on brook trout, macroinvertebrates, and cold water conservation.
learn more!July 15-19
Focusing on the wild turkey and the management of their habitat.
Learn More!July 22-26
Focusing on black bears and the management of their habitat.
Learn More!HOW TO APPLY
We are looking for adults (21 years and older) who are passionate about the outdoors, wildlife, and conservation and who have a genuine interest in youth education. Teachers are encouraged to apply!
Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted.
Click here to apply!Questions?
Have you read all the details but still have questions about the field schools and becoming an Adult Mentor?
Please reach out to our Director of Outreach and Alumni Engagement, Katie Cassidy, directly and she will be happy to answer any questions you might have!
You can reach her at 570-939-5109 or kcassidy@wildlifeleadershipacademy.org.
Watching the students at the camp learn and grow together over the course of the week was awesome to see. I wish I would have had the opportunity to be a part of a program like this when I was in high school.
Josh, Adult Mentor
As an Adult Mentor, I get to see the field school through the eyes of the students in what they are learning. This is a great program for high school students who may be interested in a conservation oriented career.
Danae, Adult Mentor
It was an extra-ordinary experience that provided me with sound lessons and educational information that I will be passing on to my students. My sincerest hope is to be able to volunteer again for another week.
Alice, Adult Mentor