What we do:
- Provide specialized training and professional development opportunities for students, researchers, conservation specialists, natural resource professionals, and environmental educators.
- Conduct research to advance our understanding of the natural world and to inform conservation efforts, natural resource management, and policy.
- Implement ground-level conservation and development activities to address real-world environmental problems at their source.
- Delivering educational programs to local communities to encourage environmental awareness and stewardship.
ref-ology is a basketball referee development program that teaches officials how to balance inner awareness, composure, and connection so they can lead with clarity and fairness in real time. It goes beyond just rules and mechanics to help officials thrive by building critical life skills that connect everyday life with basketball. The program offers live coaching, film review, and an inclusive community where referees can level up, ask questions, and become situationally competent year-round.