Hi, we’re the Cushing family!
We help individuals connect to nature while acquiring skills that serve people, animals and the environment.
New at Earth Studies
Women's Winter Empowerment Gap
5-week program focused on animal connection, outdoor preparedness, environmental literacy and self-defense
What Alumni Are Saying
“Earth Studies is an incredible and unique place that will teach you things you've never imagined that you'd be able to learn, it will challenge you to develop, give you wonderful memories, and inspire you to grow.”
— Nora Holmes
“We were on our way up to the top of a 10,000 foot summit in Waterton, Alberta […] I felt like an explorer hired by National Geographic. It's Amazing what mother nature can hide from you. All it takes to find it is a little curiosity.”
— Samuel Erdman
“No matter whether I was cleaning kennels or mucking the stables, I had a purpose. Everything I did was valued, and everything I did was fun.”
— Haley Brumberger
“The feeling I most remember is the crisp air on my face […] on the back of the sled, whipping around corners and up and down hills.”
— Jack Elliott-Higgins
High School Biology Teacher in Boston
Our animals
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Seppala Siberian Huskies
Our dogs are from a rare bloodline that dates back to Leonhard Seppala, and further back to the Chukchi tribes of Siberia.
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Heritage Horses
Our horses are from the Canadian and Friesian heritage bloodlines.
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Wildlife Rescues
Our goal in rehabilitating wildlife is to mitigate the impact humans have on injured, displaced or orphaned animals. Those animals not able to return to the wild become permanent education animals.
We wish to acknowledge our longstanding relationship with the Waswanipi, Chisasibi, and Nemaska communities of the Eeyou Istchee Cree First Nation.
A meaningful relationship with Indigenous people in leadership roles is vital to instilling an environmental consciousness in our society, emphasizing the responsibility of care and stewardship for the land.
The input of Indigenous peoples worldwide is integral to fostering regenerative practices in our community by empowering individuals to enact positive ecological and social change.
Therefore, the connection between traditional indigenous cultures and the land inspires our programming.
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Contact
info@earthstudies.ca
+ 1 819 647 3226
197 Fierobin Road
Ladysmith, Québec, J0X 2A0