08/20/2026
Think Wild Think Wild provides wildlife education curriculum and programs for pre K- 12 youth, teachers, adults and the broader central Oregon community.
Think Wild focuses their education efforts on schools and communities that have fewer opportunities to access free wildlife and outdoor programming. Their programming takes many forms including classroom visits, after-school programs, school-wide presentations, community event and festival tabling, wildlife trivia, interpretive walks, teacher workshops, story times and more.
In 2025 Think Wild has some very impressive education program statistics:
Held 175 youth education programs
Served 5,460 students
Featured 430 hours of programming
Waived 67.5% of programming fees
“Dear Think Wild, thank you for teaching us to do good things and teaching us how to keep animals and our earth healthy. My favorite lesson was when we went bird watching because we got to see so many different birds and learn about them.” - A Barnes Butte Elementary 5th grader