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Two annual leadership summits, youth-led community action projects, local AYEA chapter-building statewide, 2026 Youth Organizer Summit near Fairbanks (Sept 20-24)

Runs the Ocean Action Leadership Camp for teens (ages 12–17) in Long Beach and Orange County, where high school students conduct microplastics research, lead community projects, and learn about marine …

Youth reforestation and forest stewardship programs for teens (ages 14+) in Mexican communities; students join tree planting brigades and learn forest monitoring skills.

Fall/spring after-school volunteering (1 day/week) and summer volunteering (up to 3 days/week) at a nature center; field biology internship track

Action Fellowship (year-long advocacy training), in-person high-school climate science assemblies, weekly Raleigh fellow meetings at Wade Edwards Foundation and Learning Lab

Youth beach cleanups, water monitoring, Great Lakes advocacy programs

Climate change and sustainability education/training workshops, webinars, podcasts, and conferences

Forest schools where elders pass on traditional knowledge; youth-led ecosystem restoration training

Youth river conservation, water quality monitoring, environmental justice volunteering