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Green Spiral Tours fills a niche
by offering unique and
off-the-beaten path adventures
in the Saint Louis area,
typically with a green
or sustainable theme.
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Tours spiral the calendar,
are offered about once a month,
and families are invited directly by email
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A $10/family contribution is
sometimes requested,
but not always.
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After each trip,
a blog is published to debrief the trip,
and so that other busy families can catch up
at their own pace,
and on their own schedule.
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We also publish
adventure maps,
which are easier and faster to digest
than the blog.
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Each map comes with a
“Journey Guide”
which tells you exactly where to park,
and hints about what to look for.
The Adventure Maps
are sold in book collections
on Amazon.com
See the Adventure Maps Page
for more information
about the adventure maps.
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The Green Spiral Tours Facebook Page
posts ideas for adventures
on an ad-hoc basis.
You can “talk” to us there
and ask for a digital map,
and Journey Guide.
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If you are an institution
looking to partner for grant funding,
know that you have found
the original
family nature club
in Saint Louis.
We ask for 1%
of your grant funding
in exchange for
real feedback
from real families.
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We also make money by creating
original adventure maps,
charging about
$250 per map
(We keep the copyright)
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Above is Angela Wildermuth,
one of the Green Spiral Nature Guides,
And below is Jessie Hoagland,
founder of Green Spiral Tours.
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If you have a high school
or college student
who is interested in animals and nature,
we have unpaid summer internships.
The intern’s job is to scout new maps,
and data check old maps.
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And here’s a podcast
that explains a little more
about what we do
Environmental Echo
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Join us
in exploring
your place on the planet,
and in making
this world
a more
beautiful place.
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jzika
November 7, 2015 at 3:50 pm
Jzika, It’s Ali Shapiro, author of the Roots of Going Green. You left an Amazon review of my book. Thanks for reading, your enthusiasm and commitment to sustainability. I’m so inspired by your work. Thanks for keeping the conversation going!
April 7, 2016 at 8:18 pm
I highly recommend that readers check out Ali Shapiro’s book “Roots of Going Green”. It is a thin, quick read but contains a depth of understanding. Along with a few books coming out from the Bioneers, it should be on every serious educator’s bookshelf.