The Environmental Education Exchange is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization established to increase environmental literacy. Since 1991 the Exchange has developed a wide variety of conservation and environmental education programs and materials. Topics and themes for programs have included water conservation, recycling and waste reduction, biodiversity, endangered species, land use issues, commercialism and the environment, air quality, Sonoran Desert ecology, solar energy, mining and minerals, science literacy, special multicultural/border programs, renewable energy and more. The majority of resulting programs and materials are available free to educators or other intended audiences. Because the Exchange specializes in program design (and is not primarily a program provider), these products generally are distributed or presented by partner agencies and organizations for which they were developed.
This international traveling exhibit, developed by E3 for the National Park Service, opened in the Cultural Center IMFOCULTA (Casa de la Cultura) in Nogales, Sonora. The exhibit narrates the Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition, which founded the California cities of San Francisco in 1776, and San Jose in 1777 through seven interpretive panels presenting, in Spanish, the story of the expedition and the challenges the members faced. It makes connections to timeless themes such as emigration, opportunity, diversity, hope, and faith. Cities across Sonora, Mexico, as well as Arizona and California, will host the bilingual exhibit in 2012-13.