EXPLORE ECOLOGY
Programs
Environmental Education Program
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION:OVER 800 ENVIRONMENTAL LESSONS WERE CONDUCTED BY EXPLORE ECOLOGY STAFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 20,000 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. LESSONS FOCUS ON WATER QUALITY, WATERSHED STEWARDSHIP AND WASTE MANAGEMENT - REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE AND COMPOST. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION LESSONS TAKE PLACE IN CLASSROOMS, ON FIELD TRIPS INCLUDING THE WATERSHED RESOURCE CENTER, TAJIGUAS LANDFILL, AND BEACH CLEANUPS. THROUGH THIS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, EXPLORE ECOLOGY HELPS LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS REACH THEIR GOALS OF EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. OVER 800 ENVIRONMENTAL LESSONS WERE CONDUCTED BY EXPLORE ECOLOGY STAFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 20,000 PEOPLE, NEARLY ALL STUDENTS. AN ADDITIONAL 10,000 ELEMENTARY AGE STUDENTS WERE EDUCATED THROUGH EXPLORE ECOLOGY'S SCHOOL GARDENS PROGRAM. LESSONS FOCUS ON WASTE DIVERSION (REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE AND COMPOST), WATER QUALITY, SCHOOL GARDENS AND NUTRITION. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION LESSONS ARE PRESENTED TO GROUPS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS, AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP GROUPS, AS WELL AS SOME GROUPS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ADULTS. THROUGH THIS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, EXPLORE ECOLOGY HELPS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS REACH THEIR GOALS OF EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$274KSchool Gardens Program
SCHOOL GARDENS:AN ADDITIONAL 10,000 ELEMENTARY AGE STUDENTS WERE EDUCATED THROUGH EXPLORE ECOLOGY'S SCHOOL GARDENS PROGRAM IN 34 GARDENS COUNTYWIDE. STAFF MAINTAIN GARDENS WHILE WORKING WITH SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS TO PROVIDE LESSONS IN PLANTING, CULTIVATING, HARVESTING, COMPOSTING, AND NUTRITION. EXPLORE ECOLOGY PROVIDES TRAINING FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS TO USE IN PRESCHOOLS AND DAYCARE CENTERS. THE SCHOOL GARDENS TEAM FREQUENTLY PROVIDES CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION WITH OTHER NONPROFITS SEEKING TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM CURRICULUM.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$830KArt From Scrap Creative Reuse
EE CREATIVE REUSE - ART FROM SCRAP: ART FROM SCRAP CREATIVE REUSE STORE RECEIVES DONATIONS FROM MORE THAN 200 BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS. OVER 18 TONS OF MATERIALS WERE DIVERTED FROM THE LANDFILL WHILE EMPOWERING BUSINESSES TO REDUCE AND REUSE THEIR EXCESS MATERIALS. 25 SCHOOLS SERVING ABOUT 5,000 STUDENTS BENEFITED FROM THE FREE SCHOOL MATERIALS PROGRAM FOR ART, SCIENCE AND OTHER USES. YOUTH GROUPS, ARTISTS, PARENTS AND THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATED IN THE WASTE DIVERSION TECHNIQUE OF REUSE THROUGH THE ART FROM SCRAP REUSE STORE, WHERE OVER 200 PEOPLE PER WEEK SHOPPED FOR CREATIVE REUSE MATERIALS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$141.9K
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