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Inside the Outdoors secures funding for waste education program impacting more than 900,000 students

Ian Hanigan March 6, 2018

Inside the Outdoors, OCDE’s popular environmental education program, has netted a sizable grant to present standards-based lessons on the science of...

Students sitting in a circle during an Inside the Outdoors field trip

VIDEO: Memories of an Inside the Outdoors field trip continue to inspire Harvard grad

Ian Hanigan February 23, 2017

Since 1972, OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors environmental education program has been generating unique memories for students who go on to...

That’s a wrap: The top OCDE Newsroom stories of 2016

Staff reports December 29, 2016

Before we finish the 2016 chapter, let’s flip back through the pages and revisit some of the top Newsroom stories from...

An image of students and staff at Brea Olinda High School

Vote: Brea Olinda’s environmental hero finalist in statewide conservation recognition program

Staff reports June 1, 2016

She makes her mark on campus and in her community, and now we can help her make her mark on California....

There’s still time to cast a vote — or several — for the Inside the Outdoors Foundation

Ian Hanigan May 4, 2016

Have you cast your vote? Or votes? As we mentioned late last week, the Inside the Outdoors Foundation has been...

An Inside the Outdoors graphic that reads, "Mother Nature called. She needs your vote. Help us win a $25K grant!"

Help Inside the Outdoors win a $25,000 grant to expand environmental learning

Staff reports April 29, 2016

The Inside the Outdoors Foundation, which is known for bringing students to nature — and vice versa — is in the running for...

An image of Hailey Quirk, a traveling scientist with Inside the Outdoors, with a red-tailed hawk named Apollo

OCDE in 30 Seconds: A traveling scientist from Inside the Outdoors brings a guest

Ian Hanigan March 3, 2016

OCDE’s popular Inside the Outdoors program boasts 14 field trip sites in Orange County and another one in Los Angeles County....

Representatives from OCDE and OC Waste & Recycling being jointly recognized in Sacramento

Partnership between OCDE, OC Waste & Recycling wins top environmental award

Ian Hanigan January 19, 2016

A waste-reduction partnership between the Orange County Department of Education’s Inside the Outdoors program and OC Waste & Recycling has received...

Volunteers descend on Huntington State Beach for Earth Day cleanup event to beautify the coast

Staff reports April 28, 2015

Over 150 student and adult volunteers came together on Saturday morning to clean up Huntington State Beach while learning about the ecosystem and protecting natural resources. The effort, hosted by Inside the Outdoors' Youth Stewardship Council, was part of this year’s Earth Day activities, dedicated to building awareness and activism in support of environmental programs around the world. [...]

Mission Viejo students who started a campus recycling program featured on State Farm website

Ian Hanigan April 22, 2015

State Farm, the insurance and financial services company, has posted a story on its Good Neighbors website featuring two enterprising Orange County students who started their own schoolwide recycling initiative with help from OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors program. [...]