The Center for Environmental Education is dedicated to facilitating leadership and educational experiences that foster environmental sustainability through outdoor and environmental education. We value an integrated approach to environmental sustainability, as well as an experiential-based approach to engaging students in the environmental challenges of our local, regional, and international communities. We aim for excellence in outdoor and environmental education, leadership, and scholarship.

The University of Minnesota Extension - Agricultural and Natural Resource Systems brings together University experts from many disciplines to address the complex demands put on our land and water and develop balanced, comprehensive solutions.

The University of Minnesota Extension Department of Youth Development works alongside youth and in partnership with communities to create a force of young people that learn and lead in a global society. Being in nature sparks curiosity while promoting learning that expands a young person’s ability to experience life in new ways. Building connections to nature benefits the whole child – interacting dimensions that are cognitive, physical, behavioral, social and emotional ways of being. Connections to nature also promote healthy lifestyles, mindful habits and a keen awareness of the importance of caring for the environment and respecting the natural world.

The mission of the Environmental Education Program at the University of Montevallo is to connect our community to nature using the University of Montevallo's unique ecological resources.

To connect our community to nature using the University of Montevallo's unique ecological resources.