What is Social Parenting?
This blog post explains social parenting in the contents of Molly & Tony Dies 30 years of experience running youth programs.
What’s Behind the Cost of Camps
Part of working on the Family Success team means having interesting conversations with our community of families and parents. I was inspired by a recent discussion I had with a fellow Trackers mom. We discussed the complexities of operating Trackers unique camps and how we budget our programs. We thought it would be helpful to […]
Top 5 Winter BirdCraft Activities for Kids
Winter is for the birds! Resident birds live in our community year-round while migratory birds commute south to warmer climates. This time of year our resident backyard birds are busy looking for food and sheltering from the worst of the weather. One of our missions at Trackers is to care for the more-than-human world. Here […]
A Nostalgic Step Forward
Trackers Summer 2024 Plans By Molly Deis, Founder & Mom As we launch Trackers 2024 Summer Camps I am filled with a deep sense of nostalgia and gratitude. Today, our past will shape our future. This year Tony (Trackers co-founder) and I plan to reconnect to our roots. Here’s our 2024 news: Coming back to […]
Trackers vs Bulldozer Parenting
By Michell McCann, Editor-in-Chief Have you heard the term “bulldozer parent”? It refers to an overprotective, overly involved parent who tries to clear all obstacles and challenges from their child’s life. Like a bulldozer. Sound familiar? Maybe you know a few. Maybe you even have some bulldozer tendencies yourself. I definitely do. That’s because bulldozer […]
Cellphone Free Zone
We’re done! We don’t want to be fuddy-duddys from the older generation who say “kids today,” but someone’s gotta do it. Trackers began as a rebel organization fighting against the idea that children need to be coddled and handled with kid gloves. So we’re straight up calling it out: social media and most electronic platforms […]
Wild Plants with Kids!
Spring is here and it’s the perfect time to get outside and explore nature with the kids! I really value foraging for wild plants and greens. Not only is it a fun way to spend time together as a family, but it’s also a great way to learn about the natural world around us. My […]
Tales From Family Success – We Expanded Parking!
Tales from Family Success Welcome to our new blog: Tales From Family Success! “Family Success” is our clever name for Customer Service as the team does so much more than answering questions. In these blogs we’ll cover important issues parents bring up and want to know for Trackers programs. We Expanded Parking! Plus, just added […]
Gone Fishing
Last night we cooked up a trout that we caught in the fall. We remembered catching it on a crisp October morning at Trillium Lake. The air was cold, but the coffee and tamales were hot (shout out to Mt. Hood Coffee Roasters). The road into the lake would soon close for the winter season, […]
Who is a Tracker?
A Tracker is a kid who trains to read the hidden stories in nature and to master skills of survival and stewardship. As kids become Trackers, they develop these innately human abilities often lost in our modern world.