Voices of TeenNat

About this episode

Past participants of TeenNat share their experiences and encourage new applicants.

Seven past participants of TeenNat, Pepperwood’s summer science institute for high school students, join us to share their experiences and encourage others to apply. For current information about the program and how to apply, visit the TeenNat page , and email us at teennat@pepperwoodpreserve.org for more details and bilingual support. We kindly ask you to consider supporting the TeenNat program by making a donation to the Pepperwood Foundation to help us keep it free for all participants. In this episode, we feature clips from the Nature Sound Guess Who Game, recorded by Geoffrey A. Keller and Thomas G. Sander, with permission from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Macaulay Library . Please send your guesses for this episode’s Mystery Nature Sound to podcast@pepperwoodpreserve.org !

People in this episode

Guest: TeenNat participants

Topics covered

• teen science education
• high school experiences
• nature sounds
• summer programs
• bilingual support

Keywords

• TeenNat
• Pepperwood
• summer science institute
• nature sounds
• high school students

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pepperwood Foundation, TeenNat, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Macaulay Library

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