The Coastal Studies Laboratory located on South Padre Island was established in 1973, and is dedicated to providing educational opportunities, enhancing research, engaging in public service, and providing community outreach related to coastal and marine concerns in the Gulf of Mexico with special emphasis on the South Texas region.

We are the oldest nature center in the Rio Grande Valley, and the only non-profit center fully dedicated to environmental education south of San Antonio and east of Eagle Pass.

To promote an understanding of and interest in wildlife and the environment that supports it, and to foster the cause of conservation with emphasis on birds and their habitats.

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.