A New Approach 1980s to Conservation

1980: SFS founded in Cambridge, MA, based on the idea of creating informed environmental stewards in all OUR HISTORY trades and professions 1981: First expeditions begin in Galapagos, Belize, Kenya, Mexico, Iceland, Cayman Islands, Alaska, Montana, Virginia The Advent of 1983: SFS programs accredited by Field Centers 1990s Northeastern University 1985-1989: First Centers established in Kenya, U.S. Virgin Islands, Australia, 1990: Center for Marine Resource and Hawaii Studies moves from USVI to the Turks 1987: SFS creates its Affiliation & Caicos Islands; Center for Marine Program to build relationships with Mammal Studies moves from Hawaii to U.S. colleges and universities Mexico 1989: Programs shift from being 1991: Center for Sustainable primarily ecology-based to a more Development Studies opens in Costa comprehensive resource management Rica perspective 1993: SFS transitions to entirely case-based curriculum 1994: SFS programs accredited by Expanding and Boston University 2000s 1995: Center for Coastal Rainforest & Refining Fisheries Studies opens on Vancouver Island; First Safety Director hired; 2001: Center for Wildlife SFS moves to a fully Center-based Management Studies expands to operation include both Kilimanjaro Bush Camp 1997: Center for Coastal Studies and Nairobi Nat’l Park Camp opens in Mexico 2002: SFS institutes five-year 1999: Center for Wildlife Management research planning at each Center Studies opens in Kenya 2003: First “Five-Year Research Plans” begin at each Center; SFS SFS for a New alumni numbers exceed 10,000 2005: SFS celebrates 25 years of Generation 2010s environmental education, research, and leadership 2007: Center for Rainforest Studies 2010: SFS launches new summer introduces sequential summer program in Bhutan programs; field practicum in “Public 2012: SFS launches new semester Health and the Environment” begins in program in Panama Kenya 2014: SFS launches new semester 2008: Wildlife Management program programs in Peru and Cambodia; SFS expands to include both Kenya and accredited by the Univ. of Minnesota Tanzania 2015-2016: SFS launches new 2009: Second set of “Five-Year semester program in Bhutan Research Plans” created 2019: SFS launches new semester programs in Chile, Kenya