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	Au Sable began as a camp in 1958 for Christian boys to provide an opportunity for learning and appreciating the natural world as God&rsquo;s handiwork. After one of Au Sable&rsquo;s founders, Dr. Harold Snyder, became a professor at Taylor University (Upland, IN), he began utilizing the site as a location for field studies and courses offered by the university. In 1979, Au Sable was formally established as an institute of environmental studies with an outreach to Christian colleges and universities across North America. Students from these schools, and other private and public, non-affiliated institutions, have studied a wide range of topics offered by <a href="/courses/">Au Sable&rsquo;s college program</a>. Au Sable also offers an <a href="/k12programs/">environmental education program</a>, which was initiated in 1978 and provides internship opportunities to students who have taken courses at Au Sable.<br />
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	Read the <a href="/about/history/">complete history</a> of Au Sable.</p>
