The Pine Project: Inspiring a love of nature.
We’re a Toronto-based charitable organization dedicated to helping people, especially children and youth, build strong, lasting connections with nature.
Since 2008, Pine has grown to become Ontario’s leading nature connection organization. We offer year-round outdoor programming designed to nurture curiosity, confidence, and community. From school year programs and day camps to overnight adventures and adult workshops, our programs reach over 2,500 participants each year across more than 230 days.
What is nature connection?
Nature connection is an approach to outdoor education that focuses on building meaningful relationships to nature, community, and self. It combines mental, physical, social, and emotional experiences to promote personal growth, well-being and connection to nature.
Our forest school programs foster confidence, competence, resilience and a deep connection with nature in a way that is hard to achieve in more conventional learning environments. To learn more about our unique approach, click here.
By helping children connect to nature and teaching adults to do the same, we’re growing happier, healthier children who care for the Earth. We’re empowering the next generation of environmental stewards, problem solvers and leaders.
If we want children to flourish, to become truly empowered, then let us allow them to love the earth before we ask them to save it.
— David Sobel
Our Mission
The Pine Project fosters confidence, competence, resilience and connection to nature through transformative outdoor experiences for all ages in Toronto and beyond.
Our Vision
We envision a world where healthy people are deeply connected to and care for themselves, others and their natural environment.
Our Values
Gratitude, awareness, connection, community, life-long learning, resilience, fun!
Our Shared Impact
Our work is made possible by our community – kids, families, participants, staff, partners, donors and other community members. Together, we inspire thousands of people to get outside each year, build deep relationships with nature, self and others, and find joy, belonging, and growth in the outdoors. Read about the shared impact we have in Pine’s 2024 Annual Impact Report.
See preview years’ reports: 2023, 2022
Thank you to our generous supporters and partners!
We are honoured to have the support and partnership of so many within our community, including those highlighted below. An especially big thank you to the hundreds of families who join us in learning, playing and connecting in nature each year.
