About Us - Earth Force

We are the home of Environmental Action Civics.

It's no secret

. . . that a few adults make most environmental decisions for our communities.

These adults are

. . .experts prepared to examine a problem, identify solutions, then work toward those solutions.

But that leaves out

. . . two vital groups: the people who are most impacted by environmental problems and the young people who live in those communities.

At Earth Force our mission is to engage young people as active citizens who improve the environment and their communities now and in the future.

We do that because citizen engagement is essential to good environmental solutions.

But the effort has to start in middle school. Research shows that when 10-14 year olds participate in local problem-solving, they bring fresh perspectives to the problems and build a civic toolset to solve problems into adulthood.

“We see a future where 1 million young people participate in environmental policy making every year. We want every young person to experience using the science from their classroom to create civic change in their community. We are working with partners across the country to incorporate civics into environmental education programs reaching thousands of young people.“

Vince Meldrum

President/CEO