{"id":6068,"date":"2020-06-11T12:07:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T12:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/?page_id=6068"},"modified":"2026-06-11T15:38:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:38:25","slug":"chapters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/chapters\/","title":{"rendered":"SEEDS Chapters Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section\">\n<div id=\"attachment_6052\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6052\" class=\"wp-image-6052 size-medium img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds-preprod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/06\/seedsglaciernatlpark-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/06\/seedsglaciernatlpark-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/06\/seedsglaciernatlpark-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/06\/seedsglaciernatlpark.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SEEDS at Canyonlands National Park.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/05\/2022-2024-SEEDS-Report.pdf\">2022 \u2013 2024 SEEDS Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SEEDS chapters, as autonomous undergraduate student clubs, provide key focal points for local and regional environmental leadership advancement, community engagement, and career development activities. Since 1996, SEEDS has built a wide network of campus chapters across the country, and today, we are proud that more than 100 campus groups have affiliated with the program.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2>Welcome New SEEDS Chapters!<\/h2>\n<p>Our newest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/edit?mid=1cx_cKPY7Hw6Bpi-SfaLKmUt97hWqxtE&amp;usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEEDS Chapters<\/a> in the 2025 \u2013 2026 academic year are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>St. Mary\u2019s University, San Antonio<\/li>\n<li>University of Connecticut<\/li>\n<li>University of Puerto Rico at Cayey<\/li>\n<li>College of the Sequoias<\/li>\n<li>Chicago State University<\/li>\n<li>Lander University<\/li>\n<li>University of California, Merced<\/li>\n<li>University of Richmond<\/li>\n<li>Principia College\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>El Paso Community College, Transmountain Campus<\/li>\n<li>University of California, Northridge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2022 \u2013 2024 SEEDS Chapter Report<\/h2>\n<p>We are excited to share the <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/05\/2022-2024-SEEDS-Report.pdf\">2022-2024 SEEDS Chapter Report<\/a> that highlights the amazing work and impact of our SEEDS Chapter Network program. You can access the report <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/05\/2022-2024-SEEDS-Report.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>2023-2024 Chapter Grants Awardee Projects<\/h2>\n<p>9 Chapters applied and were awarded in the Fall for the 2023-2024 Chapter Grants:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Agnes Scott College and Emory University (joint project) \u2013\u00a0<em>Diversity in Ecology Field Trip to the Georgia Coast<br>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Auburn University at Montgomery, Warhawk SEEDS \u2013 <em>Warhawk SEEDS Field trip to Dauphin Island Sea Lab, AL<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Florida Atlantic University, FAU SEEDS \u2013 <em>Big Cypress Camping Trip<\/em><\/li>\n<li>St. Olaf College, StoSEEDS \u2013 <em>Establishing Funds for Expanding Membership and Initial Events<\/em><\/li>\n<li>UC Berkeley SEEDS \u2013 <em>Recruitment &amp; Muir Woods Educational Field Trip<\/em><\/li>\n<li>UC Davis SEEDS \u2013 <em>UC Davis Lake Tahoe Camping Trip<\/em><\/li>\n<li>UC Davis and UC Berkeley (joint project) \u2013\u00a0<em>UC Davis &amp; UC Berkeley Angelo Coast Trip<\/em><\/li>\n<li>UC Riverside SEEDS \u2013\u00a0<em>UCR SEEDS Central California Field Excursion<\/em><\/li>\n<li>UC Santa Barbara SEEDS \u2013 <em>Local Field Trips in Santa Barbara County<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>4 Chapters applied and were awarded in the Spring for the 2023-2024 Chapter Grants:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Auburn University at Montgomery, Warhawks SEEDS \u2013 <em>Warhawk SEEDS Forest Explorer Trail Opening Celebration<\/em><\/li>\n<li>UNC-Chapel Hill SEEDS \u2013 <em>Empowering Ecologists: Building Chapter Membership to Foster Diversity and Growth of the Field<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Moorpark College SEEDS \u2013 <em>Field Trips to Demonstrate the Breadth of Ecological Endeavors<\/em><\/li>\n<li>University of Southern California, USC SEEDS \u2013<em> USC SEEDS Trip to Catalina Island<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"section section-alt\">\n<h2>Learn more about the SEEDS Chapters Program<\/h2>\n<p><em>ESA is grateful to Ms. Vicki Moore for her major gift to re-energize our SEEDS Chapter Program i<\/em><em>n honor of her daughter, Kendra Chan. Kendra Chan died in a tragic SCUBA boat fire of the coast of Santa Barbara, CA in 2019 at age 26.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SEEDS receives a generous gift from Ms. Vicki Moore to revitalize the <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/guest-posts\/the-esa-seeds-campus-chapter-program-engaging-the-next-generation-of-diverse-environmental-leaders\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESA-SEEDS Campus Chapter Program: Engaging the Next Generation of Diverse Environmental Leaders<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_6098\" style=\"width: 306px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6098\" class=\"wp-image-6098 img-fluid\" style=\"color: #333333;font-style: normal;font-weight: 300\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds-preprod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/06\/Kendra-Chan-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/06\/Kendra-Chan-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/06\/Kendra-Chan-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/06\/Kendra-Chan-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/06\/Kendra-Chan-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/06\/Kendra-Chan.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Kendra Chan<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center\"><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Opportunities:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/chapters\/goals-and-plans\/\">SEEDS Chapter Program Goals and Plans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/chapters-locations\/start-a-chapter\/\">Start a Chapter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/chapters-locations\/\">Chapter Locations \u2013 since 1996<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/seeds-chapter-reports\/\">SEEDS Chapter Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/01\/2025-SEEDS-Chapter-Handbook.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEEDS Chapter Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/field-trip\/regional-fieldtrip-program\/\">Regional Fieldtrips<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/chapters\/grants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chapter Grants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/national-seeds-bioblitz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEEDS National BioBlitz Competition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2022 \u2013 2024 SEEDS Report SEEDS chapters, as autonomous undergraduate student clubs, provide key focal points for local and regional environmental leadership advancement, community engagement, and career development activities. 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