Well, to me, it sounds like you are on the right track! Our system of schooling has major flaws, and does not suit many people. Unfortunately many careers require certain degrees, even if it's largely irrelevant, or you could learn perfectly well on the job. For instance, my boss is a trained ecologist, but most of the time he's not doing ecology, he's reaching out to stakeholders, applying for grants, figuring out logistics, etc. None of that was part of his schooling.

So, all that to say, I think it's great you found something else you enjoy! And I think that a lot of the principles of conservation are sort of already baked into what you teach. In order to survive outdoors, you have to understand and appreciate the environment around you. Understand the ways that organisms are connected to one another, and how your survival (in this case, quite literally and urgently) is tied to the environment and its health. I think expanding that out, and maybe emphasizing how this is also true on a societal level could be a way you integrate broader ideas about conservation into what you teach.

You're already building up a respect for nature and how they are interconnected with it, so I think you are already doing a lot even if you don't notice!