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The Last Stretch at Fort Pulaski!

Posted by Amanda George on January 28, 2015 at 6:59am 1 Comment 1 Like

Happy New Year! 2015 has brought us much progress so far! We are coming to an end on clearing the two bunkers at the West end of Cockspur Island. We started with the small bunker, fighting the twisted Yaupon Holly, and stumbling over the harsh,…

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About me.

Posted by Daniel Waldbillig on January 22, 2015 at 9:21pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

"I am a Student at Central Oregon Community Collage studying in Natural Resources. I have worked with YCC, Americorps, Arborist and landscaping crews." I enjoy working in the outdoors and look forward to learning more along with…

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National Park Service Academy

Posted by Elizabeth on January 17, 2015 at 8:11pm 0 Comments 2 Likes

Hello, my name is Elizabeth Mitchell and I have been living in Alaska for the past 5 years. I moved up here on July 4th 2009 and have been here ever since. I have been a member with the Student Conservation Association for about a year now and…

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Let the Treatment Begin!

Posted by Amanda George on December 26, 2014 at 11:00am 1 Comment 2 Likes

Hope everyone had a great December! Since our last blog post, we finished inventory of beautiful Cockspur Island and work on our GIS skills! To aid in the creation of a future management plan, we are using our Trimble GPS unit to section off and…

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Earth Corps 2015

Started by Lindsay Anderson in Green Job Postings on Monday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Earth Corps is a program run by the Rocky Mountain Field Institute in partnership with the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to provide motivated, environmentally conscious students the opportunity to live and learn in the incredible…Continue

Tags: Institute, Field, Mountain, Rocky

Field Instructor

Started by Lindsay Anderson in Green Job Postings on Monday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Do you love working outside? Do you love climbing Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks? Do you love working with people? This is an exciting opportunity to join the Rocky Mountain Field Institute team. This position will work in some of Southern Colorado’s…Continue

Tags: Institute, Field, Mountain, Rocky

Summer Residental Program with Youth- Mentor for the Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future Program

Started by Desiree Herrera in Green Job Postings Jan 22. 0 Replies 0 Likes

The Mentor position is a GREAT residential paid summer job opportunity for a teacher or other youth development professional with a passion for the outdoors and positive youth development!The position runs from late June through the end of July and…Continue

Tags: residential, education, youth

AmeriCorps Trail Crew positions in Iowa

Started by Pete Englund in Green Job Postings Jan 16. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Job TitleIowa DNR Summer Trail Crew-AmeriCorps PositionsAuto req ID###LocationCounties Across IowaDepartment542-Natural ResourcesJob DescriptionBecome part of the national service corps by joining the Iowa DNR AmeriCorps Trail Crew! Help restore…Continue

Tags: opportunities, summer