Students take action to help the environment by developing and implementing an invasive species removal plan on their school grounds or in collaboration with local parks.

Students evaluate the biodiversity and land use around the school and propose a solution to minimize human impacts on the local biodiversity.  They analyze wildlife camera data to determine biodiversity of the area and types of wildlife found there.

Envirothon is a statewide competition for high school students. Students study topics such as aquatics, forestry, soils and wildlife and participate annually in an outdoor competition. Envirothon teams are made up of five students who work together to study Maryland’s natural resources throughout the school year. All topics are hands-on and include practical skills. Training is conducted by experts in each field. Students train in the fall and spring with resource professionals in four content areas and one topic that changes annually.

The Environmental Literacy and Outdoor Education program offers year-long and semester long high school internships. Education interns work with the kindergarten program at Downs Park or the fourth grade program at Arlington Echo, teaching students through outdoor experiential learning.