EPI is a non-profit organization dedicated to developing place-based, ecological education partnerships between local experts and high school students to address critical conservation issues. We engage youth from local communities and the United States in conservation as they learn about and help protect threatened species and habitats. We envision a diverse movement building communities that cherish and restore the ecosystems that sustain them. EPI’s mission is to improve and inspire science education and conservation efforts worldwide through field-based student-scientist partnerships.