Restoration
Spring restoration season opens at Mill Creek
180 volunteers planted nearly 2,400 native sedges and willows along a half-mile of restored streambank.
April 12, 2026
Environmental Education Since 1995
Connecting people, place, and the natural world.
The Partnership for Environmental Education brings classrooms outdoors, restores local habitats, and equips communities with the knowledge to steward the ecosystems that sustain us.
Our Mission
Environmental literacy is a public good.
We believe every learner — from kindergartener to community leader — deserves the opportunity to understand the ecological systems that surround them. Through field-based learning, teacher training, and habitat restoration, we make environmental education accessible, rigorous, and rooted in the places people call home.
Since our founding, we have partnered with public schools, land trusts, parks departments, and Tribal communities to deliver programs that meet local needs and build lasting ecological knowledge.
62,000+
Students reached
1,400
Teachers trained
85
Partner schools
240 acres
Habitat restored
What we do
Four pillars of practice
Field-Based Learning
Standards-aligned outdoor curriculum delivered in partnership with classroom teachers.
Educator Development
Multi-day institutes and ongoing coaching for teachers integrating environmental content.
Habitat Restoration
Community-led restoration of streams, meadows, and urban green spaces.
Community Science
Long-term monitoring projects that turn participants into local data stewards.
Our team
The people behind the work.
A small staff of educators, scientists, and organizers, supported by dozens of partner instructors across the region.
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Elena Marsh
Executive Director
Former K–12 science coordinator; 20+ years in environmental education.
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Dr. Samuel Okoye
Director of Programs
Watershed ecologist leading curriculum and field instruction.
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Hana Whitfield
Restoration Manager
Coordinates volunteer restoration crews and partner agency projects.
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Daniel Park
Educator Partnerships Lead
Designs teacher institutes and ongoing classroom coaching.
Latest news
From the field
Educator Programs
Summer Educator Institute applications open
Our flagship five-day institute returns this July with forty fully-funded seats for grades 4–12 teachers.
March 3, 2026
Community Science
What community science volunteers found
A look back at twelve months of monitoring and the surprising recovery of the lower watershed.
January 28, 2026
Bring environmental education to your community.
We work with schools, agencies, and community groups to design programs that fit local landscapes and learners. Reach out to explore a partnership.
Tax-exempt status
Partnership for Environmental Education, Inc. is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Contributions may be tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
- EIN
- 65-0599576
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 7674, Jupiter, FL 33468-7674, United States