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IslandWood is a non-profit environmental education[1] organization with programs on Bainbridge Island, Seattle,[2] and Woodinville[3] in Washington.
In 1997, over 1,000 acres (4 km2) of land were being sold on the south end of Bainbridge Island. Local residents Debbi and Paul Brainerd proposed the idea of building a children's outdoor education center;[4] a subsequent feasibility study showed that half of Puget Sound area students did not receive overnight outdoor education programs.[5] The Brainerds purchased 255 acres (1.03 km2) of land for the program,[6] which was founded in 2000.[7] In 2011, IslandWood was selected to lead the education programs at the Brightwater sewage treatment plant.[8]
IslandWood runs the Graduate Program in Education for Environment and Community (EEC) which is offered in partnership with the University of Washington College of Education.[9]
In 2014, IslandWood partnered with Antioch University Seattle (AUS) to launch the Urban Environmental Education Program.[10] In 2019, IslandWood and AUS ended their partnership, with AUS taking over the program.[11]
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