Severson Dells has played an instrumental role in filling a gap in nature education no longer served by the public –or frankly private– schools' science curricula. In an age where awareness of the natural environment, our effects upon it, and the interdependence of human kind and the planet are paramount to children's futures, Severson Dells provides hands-on educational experiences for children in nature where they might not ever get any. Severson has changed countless kids', teachers' and parents' lives by showing them the wonders of the natural world. And when these same people learn to love something, they'll take care of it for generations to come.