Welcome to Learn Adventurously!
Helping you understand the world around us
Founded in 2021 by Dillon Jones, Learn Adventurously is more than just an educational website; it’s a movement to bridge the gap between curiosity and knowledge about our natural world. We achieve this through community events, digital education, and by developing resources for aspiring and advancing biologists.
Learn Adventurously started as a blog to showcase Dillon’s Science Communication efforts, however it quickly grew to something greater. Learn Adventurously was the main hub for our first international BioBlitz, the Virtual Ecology and Evolution Conference, and Naturalist Showdown — a live-streamed, nature-themed game show. We learned quickly that there was a need for an organization like this in the nature space. Since its inception, we have worked to improve everything that we offer.
In 2022, we teamed up with Zhawn Poot, Belizean conservationist and longtime friend of Dillon. With Zhawn’s expertise as a tour guide with Belize Zoological Edventure, we began offering one-of-a-kind ecotours. We took groups through Belize’s lush jungles in search of frogs, snorkeled amongst the vibrant coral reefs of a UNESCO World Heritage site, and learned directly from the conservation leaders working tirelessly to protect Belize’s Natural Resources.
While on-the-ground experiences are invaluable, we know that classroom learning is equally essential. Many future conservation leaders find it challenging to access quality education on key biological methods. Whether it’s due to high costs, inadequate instruction, or sheer inaccessibility, this gap needs bridging. Our inaugural course, “Fundamentals of R for Biologists,” was meticulously crafted to address these very concerns and we have been hard at work developing a suite of new courses.
At Learn Adventurously, we’re just getting started. With an unwavering commitment to supporting research and conservation through education, our vision is clear and expansive. Stay updated with our journey and be a part of this educational revolution by signing up for our listserv below.