As ecologists, we must be exemplary in our behavior by placing priority on linking young people with their environment. This can be achieved by dedicating a portion of our research time to ecology education outreach to youth. This session will feature a panel of distinguished ecology educators leading a discussion about the importance of ecological outreach by professional ecologists. The session will be launched with a keynote talk by Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods. Eight case studies will be presented by a ecologists of different ages, races, and cultures and employing different outreach tools. Each speaker will entertain questions from the panel and audience. A final panel discussion will focus on plans for a strategic intitiative (adopted by the ESA Education Committee) with the goal of "no child left indoors by 2015". The discussion will be the basis of a white paper and willl foster continued dialogue at the 2008 ESA conference where the theme is science literacy.