“We love our wildlands. Wherever we go, we strive seriously to minimize our impact on the land. We believe that to know its beauty and feel its inner music is a human need, a need important to our hearts as well as our heritage.” —Crandall Bay

Crandall’s message to all participants, and still our mission today.

Crandall and his wife, Marcee, established Wildlands Studies in 1979 with a vision to share our remarkable planet with undergraduate students and provide a true hands–on immersive field experience.

Read our director’s full length tribute