Ecology (defined)

the study of the relationships

between organisms and

their environments

Our Mission

To enhance the understanding of the

connections between people and their

environment

and

Encourage creative thinking through hands-

on science education and art discovery

Art From Scrap

• In 1989 State of California passed AB 939

•AFS Started in 1990 as a volunteer effort

•City of Santa Barbara provided a hangar on

airport property in 1992

•Umbrella agreement with the Santa

Barbara County Education Office in 1992

• Tax-exempt status in 1993

• Waste Prevention Award from CRRA in 1994

• Joined Community Environmental Council in 1995

• Moved into 302 E. Cota in 1997

• Disengaged from CEC in 2006

• Awarded Watershed Resource Center in 2009

Art From Scrap

What do we do?

Environmental Education

and Art Discovery

How do we do it?

• Art From Scrap ReUse Store

• Community Art Center

• Environmental Education

• Watershed Resource Center

• Flows to the Ocean

• Creek Kids Series

• Beach Clean-ups

• Summer Camp

• School Gardens

• 250 tons (500,000 lbs) diverted from landfill

• 85 schools in AFS Free Materials Program

• 325 businesses contribute to ReUse Store

Art From Scrap ReUse Store

Practice Reuse, support the environment,

and have fun while selecting from an

amazing array of items

• Free ReUse art activities over 3,000 people/year

• 4,700 students Waste Reduction & Hands-on Art

• Community Art Workshops Saturdays at AFS

Community Art

Encouraging and supporting creative

exploration for children and adults

• The leading environmental education provider!

• Almost every public and private school!

• 180,000 students since 2003!

• Curricula Includes: “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,”

Ocean and Creek Water Quality, School Gardens

and Composting

• EE engages children with the environment in fun,

creative and interactive ways!

Environmental Education

Empowering youth to protect and

preserve the environment

Watershed Resource Center

• Located at Arroyo Burro (Hendry’s) Beach

• Provide water quality education programs

• Partner with >30 local community groups

• 4,800 students attend WRC Center programs/year

• WRC is open to the public every 2nd Sunday of the

month (includes beach clean-up)

Connecting clean creeks and healthy ocean

waters with our own personal habits

• >8,000 students from 82 schools / organizations since

2003!

• Teacher Resources: Garden Detectives, seeds,

seedlings, worms, and lending library

• Active gardening during childhood has powerful

influence on adults

School Gardening

Providing hands-on gardening and

composting lessons tailored to the

needs of individual classes and schools

Ecology Explorers Summer Camp

An exciting and educational week where

campers learn to respect themselves,

others, and the environment through

exploring the natural world and their

artistic creativity

Flows to the Ocean Service Learning Project

Involving students in a series of lessons

and activities to help them bond with the

marine environment and understand how

land and ocean ecosystems are

interconnected

Major Themes

Everything is Connected

Everything Ends Up Somewhere

We Have Options and We Make Choices

Major Themes

Educated citizens know

that global environmental

problems are connected

to the choices they make

at home, school, work

and elsewhere in the

community

Explore Ecology

empowers people to

protect and

preserve the environment

Our work is critical

The Future is Bright!