Mission Statement: The mission of the Earth Discovery Institute is to foster environmental stewardship through innovative and effective outdoor education and to advance community outreach programs that are directly integrated with ecological conservation. Incorporated in 2008, the Earth Discovery Institute (EDI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit environmental outreach and education organization located in southeast San Diego County. www.earthdiscovery.org EDI focuses on engaging elementary-aged children and community volunteers to advance a deep, intuitive, and science-based understanding of the natural world. EDI’s environmental arena of southeast San Diego County’s watersheds and upland foothills includes chaparral, coastal sage scrub, native grassland, oak woodland and riparian habitat