Thorne is a national leader in the field of environmental education and over its more than six decades of work has helped to connect in excess of 300,000 youth to nature.

We are living in a time where we desperately need to connect all children to nature - for their own health and the health of the planet. 

Funds raised at Natural Night Out will support Nature Kids/Jóvenes de la Naturaleza Lafayette (NKJN), a project of Thorne’s NATURE FOR ALL Initiative.  NKJN is a ground breaking, five-year, collective impact project designed to connect underserved Lafayette youth to nature and the outdoors.

NKJN aims to connect underserved youth in Lafayette to nature and outdoor activities through two strategies: (1) pre-k to high school, backyard to backcountry, and family integrated environmental education and outdoor recreation programming; and (2) capital construction projects designed to ensure all Lafayette youth live within a safe 10 minute walk of a nature space. NKJN programming and capital construction projects focus on serving youth who attend five of Boulder County’s lowest income and most culturally diverse schools. Through NKJN, nature and outdoor recreation programs are offered across a continuum guiding youth from their first nature experiences in pre-school through to paid employment and academic credit opportunities in high school. 

We look forward to you joining us at this very special event in supporting Thorne!  Together, we can inspire the next generation of earth stewards to love and care for our planet.