EDUCATION
Environmental Education Programs List
As a public service, Anthrocean is collating a list of environmental education programs for grade and high school education in the Bay Area. If you would like for your Bay Area program to be listed, please contact anthrocean@anthinst.org. To learn more about programs, follow the links below.
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Protecting Pollinators
Xerces Society
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation protects the natural world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats. The vast majority of invertebrates serve vitally important roles in a healthy environment, including controlling pests, pollinating flowering plants, and providing food for other wildlife, yet many of these animals are threatened by the widespread use of pesticides. We strive to reduce reliance on pesticides by supporting the diverse systems that reduce pest problems.
Photo caption: Curtailing the use of bee-toxic pesticides can help protect dwindling pollinator species like this endangered rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis). Photo by Rich Hatfield, the Xerces Society.
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Instructional Videos for Disaster Relief
Field Ready
In the Anthropocene, as the climate changes, disasters will become more common-place. Field Ready is a non-profit organization that meets humanitarian and reconstruction aid needs by transforming logistics through technology, design, and engaging people in new ways. They work with communities across the world to address local problems by creating solutions that leverage the unique resources and capacity of each community.
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Enabling Field Trips for Bay Area Students
Environmental Volunteers
The mission of the Environmental Volunteers (EV) is to “promote the understanding of and responsibility for the environment through hands-on science education.” To that end, the Environmental Volunteers manage a Field Trip Transportation Fund. This fund allows Bay Area teachers who meet certain criteria to receive assistance in paying for buses so that their students can attend a science or environmental education themed field trip.
Over the past four years, Anthrocean has funded transportation subsidies to facilitate field study excursions for over 5,000 students.
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Anthropocene Research Award in Marine Conservation
California State University Monterey Bay
The Anthrocean Research Award in Marine Conservation was initiated in 2020 with a goal of supporting marine science students from underrepresented communities to carry out scientific diving research. The primary objectives of the Award are four-fold: 1) to engage students directly in original scientific research, 2) to advance students’ training in research SCUBA diving, 3) to engage students in outreach to underserved communities, and 4) to expose students to policymaking through introductions to elected officials and agency heads. Working under the mentorship of Dr. James Lindholm, the students are offered a suite of potential research opportunities, along with training in science communication and leadership.
To date, two students have completed the two-year program and another cohort of four students recently started their research.
Education to Action
Baja Coastal Institute
Baja Coastal Institute (BCI) is a non-profit organization registered in both the USA and Mexico. BCI’s mission is to bring scientific research to the citizens of the region, to empower an active and knowledgeable citizenry to protect this rich and beautiful region. BCI’s Education to Action program trains teachers to teach the driving principals of conservation to high school students using project based learning.
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Our Ocean Youth Leadership Summit
Sustainable Ocean Alliance
Anthrocean sponsored 10 students to attend the Our Ocean Youth Leadership Summit to engage the next generation in building solutions to key ocean challenges.
Youth Diver Program
Reef Check/Outward Bound Adventures Inc.
Reef Check is an ocean conservation organization that believes in engaging the public in citizen science research to empower them to take action and develop a science-based ocean stewardship ethic. For this project, Reef Check has partnered with Outward Bound Adventures Inc., the oldest nonprofit in the nation dedicated to engaging urban and low-income communities of color in meaningful, project-based outdoor experiences.
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