Vermilion Sea Institute

THE VERMILION SEA INSTITUTE (VSI) AND ASSOCIATED VERMILION SEA FIELD STATION (VSFS) COORDINATES THE AVENTUREROS, AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PROVIDING SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH IN BAH A DE LOS NGELES WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR HANDS-ON CONSERVATION EXPERIENCE TO FOSTER STEWARDSHIP AND GROW THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION LEADERS ON THE THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, MEXICO. THIS PROJECT, DRIVEN BY YOUTH LEADERSHIP, WILL TAKE SIGNIFICANT STEPS TOWARD PREVENTING DEBRIS FROM ENTERING THE BAH A DE LOS NGELES BIOSPHERE RESERVE IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. THE AVENTUREROS, WILL BE THE DRIVERS FOR EACH ASPECT OF THE PROJECT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS APPROACH, BOTH IN THE PROGRAM GENERALLY AND IN THIS PROJECT, IS TO DEVELOP A GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE MAKERS ON THE BAJA PENINSULA AND TO ENSURE THAT THE COMMUNITY OF BAH A DE LOS NGELES, MEXICO IS WELL-PREPARED TO PREVENT MARINE DEBRIS FOR DECADES TO COME. THE PROJECT WILL CONDUCT AND ENACT PLACE-BASED DEBRIS PREVENTION PROGRAMS INCLUDI