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When Sarah informed me I would be able to conduct my summer research at Oxbow Farm, I was over the moon! She then explained I would need to attend the volunteer training day at Wilderness Awareness School (WAS, pronounced 'wahz') to prepare for summer camp. Oxbow and WAS developed a partnership using Oxbow's land and the farm as a summer camp site teaching about food and farming, while also applying WAS' principles. I had never heard of wilderness school, let alone knew that such a place existed essentially in my backyard!
