The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is a national conservation force of high school and college volunteers who protect our parks and restore our environment. SCA members serve every day, in every state, as rangers, researchers, educators and in other critically needed capacities. Rendering 1.5 million hours of service annually, SCA volunteers make substantial contributions to America's public lands while developing a powerful ethic of conservation. Since 1957, SCA's hands-on practice of conservation has helped to build new generations of conservation leaders, inspire a lifetime of stewardship, and save the planet.

AE is currently the presenting sponsor of SCA's Alternative Spring Break program which sends dozens of college students from all over the country to Grand Canyon National Park for a week of conservation activities. AE is also the major sponsor of SCA's recruiting activities on nearly 150 college campuses and in high schools nationwide.