About Green Edventures:

Green Edventures was founded in 2008 to help teachers bridge classroom concepts with real-world experience by providing eye-opening, life-changing opportunities for their students in remote locations. Through the support of teachers from schools and interest from other educational groups around the country Green Edventures has grown to extend exciting educational eco-adventures to colleges and adult as well. Today Green Edventures offers educational eco-adventures in Alaska and Mexico and designs specialty research and adventure programs for college and adult groups.

Green Edventures is an insured US-based company working with expert teams in Alaska and Mexico to provide high quality adventures which minimize risk and help support local guides.

Media:

Carbonfund.org September 2011

Green Teacher Magazine Spring 2011

Women's Adventure Magazine Mar 2011

Birmingham Magazine Mar 2011

Hudson Observer Nov 2010

Team Green Edventures

Founder & Director

Tara Short

tara@greenedventures.com

Alaska and Mexico

Tara has nearly a decade of experience leading students in remote places like Alaska, the Bahamas, and Mexico, 12 years experience as an informal educator, nearly 1,000 hours of open water time as snorkeling and free-diving instructor, and holds current Red Cross Wilderness First Aid and Adult CPR certifications. Tara is a PADI Open Water Diver, Advanced Diver, Rescue Diver and has specialty certifications as Underwater Naturalist, Deep Diver, Mulit-Level Diver, and Night Diver.

A native to Chicagoland, her start in informal marine science education began at the John G. Shedd Aquarium where she received the Outstanding Interpreter Award for excellence in environmental interpretation. In 2000 she worked as a Ranger Naturalist for the USDA Forest Service in Portage, Alaska.

With her heart still in Alaska, in 2001 Tara traded blue glaciers for pink sand to be part of Wild Studies on Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas. This anticipated "summer job" as Program Director turned into seven years of employment and a promotion to Assistant Director.

In 2002, Tara graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a B.S. Degree in Natural Resource Management with an emphasis in Environmental Education/Interpretation. Upon moving to the Northwoods from suburban Chicagoland she became involved with the international program Becoming an Outdoors-Woman and appeared in a National Geographic documentary called "Hunting in America" (2002).

Alaska Team:

In addition to the Program Director, cook and intern, Green Edventures works with several companies in Seward and Kenai, AK to provide an unbelievable experience for participants. Technical guide service, equipment, permits, and expertise are provided by these companies and organizations in the areas of ocean kayaking (Kayak Adventures Worldwide), glacier hiking (Exit Glacier Guides), and small boat cruising into the Kenai Fjords (AK Saltwater Lodge.) Cultural programs are provided by the Kenaitze Tribe and conservation activities are through Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance. Read more

Mexico Team:

Baja Mexico Sea Quest:

Green Edventures has developed a partnership with Fun Baja, a long standing company in La Paz with a track record of providing amazing adventures, high quality camps, and expensive attention to detail in participant safety and equipment maintenance Together we are providing participants with an educational experience that surpasses anything currently available. Read more

Oaxaca Team:

More info coming soon. Read about Oaxaca