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EXPLORE ECOLOGY

Cause Area

  • Children & Youth
  • Education & Literacy
  • Environment

Location

302 E COTA STSANTA BARBARA, CA 93101 United States

Organization Information

Mission Statement

Explore Ecology empowers our community to protect and preserve the environment through innovative environmental education and nature based learning.

Description

Explore Ecology inspires students and adults alike to become better environmental stewards through three programs that reach over 40,000 community members annually. Whether it’s taking children to the ocean for a field trip and beach cleanup, teaching students about photosynthesis in a school garden, or educating about waste reduction in an art workshop, Explore Ecology’s environmental education programs: Art From Scrap, the Watershed Resource Center, and School Gardens Program provide hands-on learning experiences that empower Santa Barbara County residents to protect and preserve the environment.

The Explore Ecology School Gardens Program provides beautiful outdoor classrooms where children can explore nature, learn to garden organically, and experience in real life what they read about in science class.

At the Watershed Resource Center, students and visitors learn how to keep our creeks and ocean clean and join beach cleanups that remove thousands of pounds of litter each year. Explore Ecology also organizes over 31 sites for Coastal Cleanup Day.

The Art From Scrap Creative Reuse Store diverts tons of discarded reusable material from the landfill and offers them to the community. The new EE Makerspace is a creative hub for sustainability education where everyone is invited to explore the potential of reuse materials, imagine, invent, create and collaborate.

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