Alternative Spring Break, Padre Island
Thursday, March 13th, 2008 : posted by Sandra








by Kevin Hamilton
With New Hampshire (where SCA is headquartered) under a near record 100+ inches of snow, I was looking forward to my Alternative Spring Break assignments. First stop: Gateway National Recreation Area in New Jersey, one of four National Park Service locations where SCA is offering graduate students the opportunity to work with park scientists, managers and policy makers.
At Gateway, the focus this week is on climate change. Students at Acadia are studying civic engagement, wildland/urban interface issues at Indiana Dunes, and conservation policy at Delaware Water Gap. (more…)