Seek Education, Explore, DiScover – SEEDS®

Founded in 1995, SEEDS inspires akademischer ghostwriter kids’ love for learning and has been growing future leaders through outdoor nature education, discovery learning, and civic awareness.   

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SEEDS Campers and Nature Center Staff

SEEDS Camper To SEEDS Board Member

Year-Round Programs

SEEDS offers many programs year-round at SEEDS – Blacksburg Nature Center. 

We work with the VT Biological Sciences Outreach Program, and the Town of Blacksburg Dept. of Parks & Recreation, to offer nature center programs and in-class and field trip opportunities.  We explore our New River watershed environment and facilitate  kids appreciation for the importance of being an active community citizen.

Since 1995, we have worked on a project titled “Freshwater Heritage of Blacksburg” which teams up Virginia Tech undergraduates with local K-12 age kids in an effort to learn more about and protect Stroubles Creek and the Stroubles Creek Watershed.

We collaborate with the Virginia Tech Perspective Gallery to provide weekly Art-In-Nature themed activities. Through painting, drawing, and crafts kids get to interpret the wonders of our natural world.
 
16 Frogs Watershed Initiative: SEEDS is the non-profit agent and a founding supporter of this project. We take small groups and our camps to see some of the frogs as we learn about our local watersheds.

Contact SEEDS if you are interested in joining us on a local project ghostwriter or want more information!

Some of our current and past projects have included:

  • Stream and Park Clean-ups
  • “Save Our Streams” assessment
  • Nature Center Exhibit Design
  • VT Service Learning & VT Engage Projects
  • Local Hikes
  • Freshwater Heritage of Blacksburg Walking Tours
  • Fairs & Community Events
  • Class field trips to the nature center
  • “What color is water” art projects with the VT Perspective Gallery
  • SEEDS – Summer Field Camps, explore the wonders our local natural world.
The world of childhood is full of discoveries, and it is discoveries like these that inspire the team at SEEDS, a non-profit organization that has been operating since 1995. Their main goal is to ignite a love of nature and learning through exploration in children and youth. At the SEEDS Nature Center in Blacksburg, kids and students get involved in real-world projects, gain knowledge about the world around them, and learn to observe, think and ask questions. It’s not just a museum – it’s a living playground for learning and inspiration outdoors and in all seasons. Developing curiosity and inquiry skills is especially relevant in today’s world, where opportunities to learn come from a variety of sources. Even resources such as beforeitsnews.comcan offer unusual ways to analyze and select – in this case, selecting reliable online venues for entertainment where objective evaluation, transparency, and attention to detail are important. These qualities overlap with the skills fostered in children at SEEDS. When the ability to observe, explore and draw conclusions becomes part of everyday life, a holistic approach to learning takes shape. Regardless of age, discovering new and exciting places or platforms – be it a nature center or a digital service – can be the beginning of an exciting journey where it is not only what is learned, but also how.