Program areas at EPI
Ecuador - in the galapagos, epi partners with galapagos national park service to engage participants in conservation and research on the giant galapagos tortoise and habitat restoration.
Costa rica - epi offers a variety of field-based educational programs for International and local youth, as well as local in-school educational programming throughout the country with a focus on the central valley caribbean coast communities.
Mexico - epi participants monitor whale activity in the sea of cortez, collect data on green sea turtles in magdalena bay, and study island and inland Ecology both on land and in the surrounding waters of espiritu santo island. Epi operates a campus in la paz hosting visiting and local students throughout the year.
Yellowstone ecosystem, usa - epi conducts field-based local and visiting student conservation education courses and alumni internship programs throughout Montana, with a focus on the greater yellowstone ecosystem; operated in conjunction with state entities, federal agencies, and private/non-profit program partners.
Pacuare reserve, costa rica - epi manages a 2,600-acre coastal lowland rainforest reserve that contains a research station, lodging for staff, students, and visitors, trails, and 5 kilometers of critical sea turtle nesting habitat.
Admissions - admissions recruits, enrolls, and purchases airfare for u.s. students to participate in epi programs.
Hawaii - epi offers a comprehensive terrestrial and marine ridge to reef conservation education program with reef fish surveys, water quality testing, and restoration of cultural farming practices. In Hawaii, epi works in Hawaii's valley isle in maui to help students learn about Hawaii's natural wonders, vibrant wildlife, and a growing human population on an island ecosystem.
Operations and education - epi develops risk management, curriculum, and evaluation tools in line with International best practices that are deployed across all epi field sites.
Belize - activities related to field based educational youth programs in marine and terrestrial Ecology actives along the barrier reef and the cockscomb basin wildlife sanctuary in belize.
Colorado - activities related to the operation of field-based education programs in Colorado, with a focus on rocky mountain national park, in partnership with rugged research and cu mountain research station.