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Team-based conservation competition (aquatics, forestry, soils, wildlife, current issues)

Direct action, mutual aid, civic engagement, education campaigns; led the 2024 Tucson Unified School District climate action resolution

Statewide high school natural-resource competition (open to 4-H and FFA teams) covering wildlife, aquatic life, forestry, soils, and current environmental issues, with an oral presentation component on real environmental problems.

Youth outdoor education, wildlife conservation programs, volunteer stewardship events

Youth-led NGO founded 2009 running the 'Your Green Idea for the Climate' small-grants competition (with UNICEF/Austrian Development Agency) enabling ages 13-24 to fund environmental projects up to $3,000; operates the …

Middle/high school youth monitor and protect local waterways for green infrastructure, complete a science and technology curriculum, and travel to civil rights museums and conferences

Youth-led nature conservation action, civil society and grassroots environmental leadership training

National park volunteer programs for students and youth (ages 18+); volunteers assist park rangers with trail maintenance, wildlife monitoring, and forest restoration in Costa Rica's protected areas.

Youth birding programs, habitat restoration, conservation field trips

High school students work alongside field biologists stewarding, monitoring, and raising public awareness about beach-nesting birds at Pleasure Beach (Bridgeport) and Sandy Point (West Haven)