MEarth creates opportunities for people throughout Monterey County to learn, connect, and contribute to our mission of inspiring environmental stewardship and to help build a more sustainable world.

By the Numbers: 2025/2026 School Year

Engaged Learning

8,776
Students, families, volunteers, and community members engaged.

19,574
Total Interactions with youth, families, volunteers and participants through MEarth programming and events.

Ensuring Access

64% 
Of students served are youth with otherwise limited access to outdoor education

1,502
Students from Title I schools and historically underserved communities reached through access-supported programming

$23,175

In financial assistance provided for field trips for schools with limited access to outdoor education

$25,813

In Scholarships given for summer camp

Care in Action

280
Community volunteers and service learners contributing their time and skills

10,000 lbs
Fresh produce grown at the Habitat each year

8,000 lbs
Fresh produce donated to local families and community partners

More Than Numbers

The students, families, volunteers, and community members who come through MEarth are more than a measure of our reach. Each person carries something forward—an experience, a new skill, a question, an idea, or a deeper connection to the world around them. 

What begins with one experience can ripple outward in ways that are difficult to measure, but meaningful to imagine. At MEarth, we plant seeds of curiosity, connection, and stewardship—knowing that, with care, they can grow to be transformative.