I know most of the programs I have been blogging about are opportunities to save the environment out of the US so you can get some travel experience, but I found out about an organization that offers trips all over the US.
This is perfect for those of you that are interested in travel and environmental issues but maybe you don't have enough money to go overseas, or maybe you aren't ready to leave the country for months at a time.
The program is called Student Conservation Association. SCA offers internships all over the US that aim to provide hands on experience in the field so interns can pump up their resume,receive financial benefits, and learn about conserving our natural world.
Some of the internships offered include:
Hudson Valley AmeriCorps Program- According to the SCA Web site this program is "dedicated to recognizing, preserving and interpreting the nationally significant historical, cultural and natural resources of New York's Hudson Valley."
Mount Rainier Recovery- This park was hit by a storm last fall and suffered damages from rain floods, this opportunity would allow interns to work in the park in order to restore it to its pre-storm condition.
Native Plant Corps- This program wants volunteers to learn about preserving native plant communities. According to the SCA Web site, this program is dedicated to "inventory & monitoring, invasive plant control, seed collection, propogation, revegetation, herbaria and public outreach."
There are opportunities from coast to coast to choose from. You can go to New Hampshire and work with conservation teams there, you can go and clean up the nature trails in Florida, or for all you native to Arizona, El Centro in not too far away, and there is a desert conservation team located there.
The great thing about SCA is that it is all about the students, but that does not mean you still have to actually be in school, it mean that you would all be students learning from professionals out in the fields. It has opportunities for people in high school, and offers career opportunities to those volunteers that are over the age of 21.
Although this program offers programs mostly for those who are in the US, they are not ignoring the rest of the world in their efforts to save the environment. This upcoming weekend, Oct. 13 and 14, is International Cleanup Weekend and SCA is urging people to recognize it locally. The Web site suggests that we "change the world" organizing a cleanup in our community. It can be a beach,park,trail,field, or whatever you want it to be,as long as you are cleaning it up!
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It would be great if you smart and eco-savvy students at the U of A recognize the International Cleanup Weekend next week. Maybe you should think about cleaning up an area near campus, perhaps crack-head park. You know the one, Speedway and Stone...need I say more? That place has to be riddled with heroin needles, crack pipes and 40 oz. cans...just a thought!
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