Event Set for August 4 in Charlestown, NH
(CHARLESTOWN, NH)---Activist and author Bill McKibben, whose landmark work The End of Nature was among the world’s first alarms about global warming, will be the keynote speaker at the Student Conservation Association (SCA)’s second annual conservation commencement at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 4, at The SCA Center for Conservation Service in Charlestown, NH.

Houston, TX -- To increase environmental awareness in the Houston area while providing local youth with paid summer employment, leadership opportunities and team-building skills to promote conservation and the enhancement of the city's natural resources, June 12th launches year two of the 'Green Team,' a six-week high school summer conservation program managed by the Student Conservation Association and funded by the ExxonMobil Foundation.

SCA Part of Nonprofit Coalition Sponsoring May 30 Presentation
Hanover, NH. (April 28, 2006) – "I like to play indoors better 'cause that's where all the electrical outlets are," reports a fourth grader. Is there a direct link between the lack of nature in the lives of today's youthful wired generation and disturbing childhood trends, such as obesity, depression, and attention deficit disorder? And will today’s children be prepared to steward our natural resources as adults?

Johnson Controls Partners with Student Conservation Association and Private Industry Council
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, (April 27, 2006) – City of Milwaukee high school students will soon see the environment in a new light – and as a possible career opportunity.  Today, Johnson Controls, the Student Conservation Association (SCA) and the Private Industry Council of Milwaukee County launched Milwaukee’s Conservation Leadership Corps, a program to engage city high school students in meaningful summer work focused on environmental stewardship and conservation.

(WASHINGTON, DC, 4/8/06)---  Despite dreary temperatures and constant rainfall, SCA celebrated the start of spring by hosting a Potomac Watershed trash removal and clean-up site Saturday, April 8 at National Capital Parks - East in Southeast Washington DC.

(CHARLESTOWN, NH, 3/20/06)--- Two institutions of higher learning will soon present honorary doctorates to SCA Founding President Elizabeth Titus Putnam, who first advocated engaging student volunteers in national parks some 50 years ago in her senior thesis.

(CHARLESTOWN, NH, 3/15/2006)--- Amid the Double L jeans, Casco Bay windbreakers and canvas tote bags featured in the Spring L.L. Bean catalog is a profile on the outdoor retailer’s long-running partnership with the Student Conservation Association.

(CHARLESTOWN, NH, 3/01/2006)---The Student Conservation Association (SCA)’s Board of Directors will conduct its spring meeting in Tucson, Arizona, on March 3 and 4.

Trail Building Manual Includes New Techniques for New Audiences
(CHARLESTOWN, NH, 2/24/2006)---The Student Conservation Association (SCA) has announced the publication of a second, updated edition of Lightly on the Land: The SCA Trail Building and Maintenance Manual (The Mountaineers).