Start a Chapter

If you want to create a force of youth environmental action in your community, then consider starting an AYEA Chapter!

Are led by a Youth Steering Committee (5-6 teens)
Are supported by 1-3 volunteer Adult Advisors (link)
Are co-sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation and a local tribe, conservation or civic group, and/or school
Follow AYEA's mission, values, and activities
Conduct at least one environmental project or campaign per year
Recruit local youth to participate in statewide AYEA trainings
Sustain themselves through annual elections and leadership cultivation

Chapter leaders attend an annual Leadership Retreat in a beautiful Alaska setting where they can make new friends, build skills, and plan action projects
Chapters receive AYEA t-shirts, bumper stickers, banners and other promotional tools to market their activities and raise funds
Chapters can host local AYEA leadership trainings with support of NWF staff
Chapters influence the direction of statewide AYEA projects and activities
Chapters get priority access to national/international AYEA/NWF opportunities!
Chapter projects and members are featured in the AYEA Notebook, our youth newsletter highlighting statewide trainings, scholarships, and job opportunities

To learn more, contact Zin...@nwf.org [click on the ...] or (907) 339-3910