Join us in celebrating Save The Bay as our 2026 Organization of the Year! For more than three decades, Save The Bay’s education team has connected Rhode Islanders with the Bay through hands-on, experiential, and place-based learning. Today, the organization’s education team partners with 26 of Rhode Island’s 38 public school districts.

We are proud to recognize Avery Walsh as our 2026 Youth Leader of the Year! Avery is a student leader and co-president of Mt. Hope High School’s Environmental Club, who has turned a passion for environmental and social justice into meaningful action in her school and community.

We are proud to recognize Layla Farahbakhsh as our 2026 Educator of the Year! Layla is an environmental educator serving as the Nuestros Bosques (Our Forests) program coordinator with Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council and helps facilitate the Arboleros Forestry Program in collaboration with PNPP.

We are proud to recognize Lara Haggerty as our 2026 Teacher of the Year! Lara is a science educator and instructional leader at The Greene School (TGS) who is helping shape environmental and science education well beyond her own classroom.