Ventura Wild rekindles a deep sense of belonging and connection to wild places by nurturing awareness, knowledge, skills and stewardship in the natural world. The lands we visit are the traditional and ancestral homeland of the Chumash People. Ventura Wild creates meaningful outdoor experiences to reawaken an innate human affinity for Nature. We believe that a physical and emotional connection to Nature at an early age promotes basic principles of human development that inspire a sense of belonging, resiliency, and interdependence. Returning humans to our indigenous awareness, knowledge and skills are the first steps toward a life of sustainable relationships with each other, the self and the planet.

VentureLab is a nonprofit organization that is helping create the next generation of innovators and changemakers through entrepreneurial learning.

Verde serves communities by building environmental wealth through social enterprise, outreach, and advocacy.

Our mission is to promote educational equity by providing free, overnight environmental learning experiences for students who don’t otherwise get the opportunity.

Motivating individuals and communities to care for the environment through education, research, and avian wildlife rehabilitation. The Vermont Institute of Natural Science fosters a deeper understanding of the natural world through science education encouraging children and adults to become stewards of the natural world.

Our mission is to connect people to the marine environment, inspiring a more sustainable future. We aspire to be a driver in conservation, education, tourism, and sustainability, leading the charge to save wildlife and their ecosystems.

The agency’s mission is to protect and develop healthy, sustainable forest resources for Virginians.

VIMS provides research, education, and advisory service in marine science to Virginia, the nation, and the world.

Meet Virginia’s Standards of Learning and being one of the few recognized groups that can be used to obtain the Science Diploma Seal. Encourage the development of practices used by scientists, engineers, and mathematicians with mentoring done by the VAS. Identify students who are providing leadership in solving important problems and give them the ability to be state leaders serving on the board. Assist in publishing student projects in the Proceedings and the VOICE (student publication). Encourage the pursuit of careers in science, mathematics, and applied fields by supporting these efforts in scholarships, meeting scientists and other opportunities. Teach students how to develop a project, conduct research, draw conclusions, and make public presentations establishing critical thinking skills. Foster fellowship between VJAS and the Virginia Academy of Science (VAS).

Project Learning Tree's mission is to advance environmental literacy, stewardship & career pathways using trees & forests as windows on the world. We do this work in Virginia.

Since 1984, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) has been motivating and enabling people to become active stewards of Colorado’s natural resources.

To connect people to Voyageurs National Park, enhance the visitor experience, and protect the park for present and future generations.