Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Youth Heritage Project

Students exploring Washington's historic and cultural resources

YHP 2024

Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve | July 16-19, 2024

The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation will be holding the 11th annual Youth Heritage Project at the Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve on Whidbey Island near the town of Coupeville. The program is held in partnership with the National Park Service, the Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation, Washington State Parks, and Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve. Students will explore the nation’s oldest historical reserve and learn more about a unique landscape that encompasses federal, state, county, town, and private lands.

Students will explore topics related to maritime heritage and the impact of climate change on the preservation of historic and cultural resources. There will be opportunities to engage in hands-on activities to help conservation efforts, visit historic sites throughout the Reserve, learn about co-management of cultural resources, and to better understand this historic area.

Applications are currently open for student attendees and teacher/mentors. The application deadlines are May 17 for students and April 26 for teacher/mentors. Please use the following link for both applications:


What is Youth Heritage Project?

Students at YHP 2023 tour the Manhattan Project National Historical Park’s Hanford Site. Photo courtesy of Becky Burghart.

Youth Heritage Project (YHP) is a FREE overnight summer program for high-school students, focused on the history, culture, and nature of Washington’s special places.

Each year, YHP students visit a new location for fun and engaging place-based activities, learning about how different histories and resources shape the community. Through scavenger hunts, hikes, site visits, boat trips, museums, tours, and more, participants explore how remembering, preserving, and sharing stories from the past can help shape the future. Then, YHP students are paired with local organizations to address real-world issues in the community for the flagship student project presentation day at the conclusion of the camp.

YHP helps high school students learn how to shape their communities through participation and activism, inspiring the next generation of leaders to get involved with the places that matter to them.

The location and study topics for YHP change annually, and any high school-age students may apply. Questions about YHP? Please contact us by email or call us at 206-624-9449.

YHP 2024 will be held from July 16-19 at Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve on Whidbey Island!  Check out highlights from previous years of YHP via the links below:

YHP 2023               Program History

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