Updates
After serving our regional community for the past 22 years, Straub Outdoors will be closing its doors at the end of 2024. Rising operating costs have made it necessary for our Board of Directors to rethink our organization’s long-term sustainability.
We’re proud to have been a part of the educational landscape in Oregon and we look forward to supporting new educational initiatives in our roles as parents, educators, and community members!
Looking for a high-quality outdoor school or summer camp program in 2025?
Red Alder Group has a limited number of dual-language (Spanish-English) outdoor school sessions available in May 2025 and will also offer a two-week Summer Academy in August for children ages 7-12.
Red Alder Learning Adventures include the same high-quality, hands-on enrichment experiences that were a hallmark of Straub Outdoors’ programs. See details below or visit RedAlderGroup.org.
Red Alder Summer Academy 2025
Veterinary Science Camp
August 18-22 - Take backstage tours of a veterinary clinic, fish hatchery, and several animal rescue and rehabilitation centers, while learning about some of the dangers that domesticated and wild animals face and how humans can help these animals survive and thrive. Ages: 7-12 (entering 2nd - 7th grade in Fall 2025). Hours: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm. Location: Daily field trips start and end in Salem (drop-off and pick-up location TBD). Tuition: $479.
Animal Jobs Camp
August 25-29 - Learn why and how humans first domesticated dogs, cats, cows, horses, and chickens, the “jobs” some of these animals have, and how they’ve helped humans over thousands of years. Get to know a therapy llama, visit a dairy farm, watch a dog agility demonstration, and meet FFA members and their animals at the Oregon State Fair (includes Oregon State Fair admission on August 29). Ages: 7-12 (entering 2nd - 7th grade in Fall 2025). Hours: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm. Location: Daily field trips start and end in Salem (drop-off and pick-up location TBD). Tuition: $479.
For more information about this camp program and how to register, click HERE, email RedAlderGroup@gmail.com, or call 503-302-4645.