1980 | SFS Founded on October 23 |
1981 | First Summer Expeditions take place in Galapagos, Belize, Mexico, Iceland, Cayman Islands, Alaska, Montana, Virginia |
1982 | First January Expeditions are offered |
1983 | SFS is accredited by Northeastern University |
1985 | Center for Wildlife Management Studies opens in Kenya |
| Center for Marine Resource Studies opens in St. John, USVI |
1985/86 | Center for Natural Resource Management Studies holds two summer semesters in Alaska |
1987 | Center for Rainforest Studies opens in Queensland, Australia |
| SFS launches efforts to build college and university membership in its Affiliation Program |
1989 | Center for Marine Mammal Studies opens in Hawaii |
| SFS Alumni numbers reach 3,000 and the SFS Alumni Association is formed |
| SFS shifts from primarily ecology-focused programming to a more comprehensive resource management focus |
1990 | Center for Marine Resource Studies relocates to Turks & Caicos Islands |
| Center for Marine Mammal Studies moves to La Paz, Mexico where it operates until 1995 |
1991 | Center for Sustainable Development Studies opens in Costa Rica |
1993 | SFS completes the transition to a case-study based curriculum |
1994 | Boston University accredits SFS programs |
| SFS begins planning process to ensure that research is problem-centered and client-driven |
1995 | First SFS Safety Director is hired |
| Center for Coastal Rainforest & Fisheries Studies opens on Vancouver Island where it operates until 2003 |
| Center for Island Management Studies operates for two semesters in Palau |
| Satellite programs end as SFS moves to a fully center-based operation |
1997 | Center for Wetlands/Coastal Studies opens in Mexico |
| SFS develops its first formal website |
1999 | Center for Wildlife Management Studies opens a new camp in a Masaai community at Kuku Group Ranch and in 2001 moves to the nearby community of Kimana |
2001 | Center for Wildlife Management Studies relocates to Nairobi National Park Camp |
2002 | SFS institutes five-year research planning process at each center |
2003 | SFS Alumni Numbers exceed 10,000 |
2004 | Fifty colleges and universities are now officially affiliated with SFS |
2005 | SFS celebrates 25 years of environmental education and leadership |