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At the Wildlife Conservation Society, we harness the power of our zoos and aquarium in New York City and our field conservation work around the globe to save wildlife and wild places. Our model: connecting millions of visitors at our urban wildlife parks with the largest and longest-standing field conservation program. In New York, we run the leading zoo in the US, the Bronx Zoo, as well as the Central Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, and the New York Aquarium. We also employ the largest field-based conservation program, operating in more than 50 countries. These two activities are deeply connected and mutually supportive.

Tahoe's only 4-year college Nevada's only 4-year private, non-profit college Located by beautiful Lake Tahoe A great education in a fabulous location Mission: Our graduates will be scholars of and contributors to a sustainable world. SNC's innovative interdisciplinary curriculum emphasizes entrepreneurial thinking together with environmental, social, economic, and educational sustainability. Departments of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Science, Business, and Science and Technology offer fourteen majors. Sierra Nevada College awards the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), and Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Creative Writing, or Interdisciplinary Arts. The teacher education program leads to Master of Arts (M.A.T.) degree as well as to initial teacher licensure in Nevada. The Summer Visiting Artist Workshops feature well-known artists and attract students from all parts of the United States, Europe, and the Far East.

Eco Education, a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit, offers an array of experiential, environmental education programs that inspire students to improve their academic performance, civic engagement and environmental stewardship. We partner with public, private and charter schools in the Twin Cities metro area and offer after school and summer school experiences as well as environmental education curriculum that can be integrated into middle school and high school classrooms. We support educators by offering mentoring, coaching and professional development experiences that can deepen their discipline knowledge base and/or enhance their teaching strategies pertaining to the service-learning methodology. Since our inception in 1991, our mission statement has been: Fostering within young people the awareness, knowledge, values and skills necessary to inspire ecologically sound decisions and actions. Last year, with the constitution of our Youth Advisory Board, we are developing a new mission statement that more fully represents youth voice and our holistic approach to environmental education: inspiring co-learning between youth and adults that transforms their relationship with the environment and each other. As the organization evolves and grows to meet the changing needs of our young people, we will always remain steadfast to the core of our mission-helping young people treat each other and the planet better.