SCA Northeast

SCA Northeast

Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | New York | Rhode Island | Vermont

This expansive region is home to more than a half-dozen community conservation programs that provide jobs and career training for urban teens, three large conservation corps that provide community outreach plus support for state parks in partnership with AmeriCorps, and the SCA National Conservation Center, our LEED-certified training and operations facility in Charlestown, NH.

Across the Northeast, you are just as likely to meet an SCA volunteer in a local classroom as on the Appalachian Trail; in a NY DEC research lab as on Cape Cod National Seashore.  As SCA addresses the area’s distinctive environmental needs, among the most urgent is the ecological devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy.  Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, in partnership with the City of New York, recently charged SCA to lead a youth-fueled, multi-year restoration effort in federal and city parklands affected by the storm.  After just a few months, National Park Service officials stated some parks were already in better shape than they were before Sandy.   That’s the sort of impact SCA members make here every day.

Youth served:

  • 766 (2013)


Key initiatives:

  • Hurricane Sandy recovery
  • Community Conservation programs
  • Career Discovery Intern Program


Primary partners:

  • Gateway National Recreation Area
  • Adirondack Preserve
  • Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation
  • City of Boston
  • White Mountain National Forest

News, Stories & Projects

Earth Day 2015 Coast to Coast

SCA ramped up Earth Day celebrations to new heights this year, marking Earth Day with hands-on conservation service in 14 cities coast to coast and engaging 1,500 volunteers nationwide.

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Conservation Below Zero

On February 7th, flurries were in the air and over a foot of snow already blanketed Roberto Clemente State Park in the Bronx. But that didn’t stop 65 volunteers from coming out to the riverfront for February’s ConSERVE NYC event.

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The Super Bowl of Conservation

Everyone (that we asked) is in agreement. This year’s superbowl will be decided by which team is more in tune with conservation, nature, and the great outdoors.

Now, obviously you’re thinking, “You guys. One team has a formerly endangered, sea-faring bird as its mascot, while the other has, what? A Revolutionary War reenactor? This is a no-brainer!”

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Contact Info

689 River Rd
Charlestown, NH 03603-4171
603.543.1700

Available Internships

NY Excelsior Conservation Corps Team

Starts February 24, 2020 • SCA Excelsior Corps, Loch Sheldrake, NY

Join SCA’s Excelsior AmeriCorps program. Modeled after the CCC, the program will be comprised of 50 members 18-25 and vets 18-28 addressing the conservation needs of the state of NY.

NY Excelsior Conservation Corps Team (Vets Encouraged to apply - APPLICATION FEE WAIVED)

Starts February 24, 2020 • SCA Excelsior Corps, Loch Sheldrake, NY

Join SCA’s Excelsior AmeriCorps program. Modeled after the CCC, the program will be comprised of 50 members 18-25 and vets 18-28 addressing the conservation needs of the state of NY.

SCA Adirondack Corps-Winter 2019-2020

Starts October 21, 2019 • SCA New York Corps, Long Lake, NY

Deliver Critical Conservation Service to the land at Adirondack Park.

Fisheries Management (LOCAL CANDIDATE ONLY)

Starts September 9, 2019 • Connecticut River Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, Sunderland, MA

Fisheries Internship dealing with river herring population assessment and restoration with other related management and laboratory based activities

SCA NH AmeriCorps Interpretive Ranger – Env. Education, Park Interpretation, and Community Outreach

Starts January 6, 2020 • SCA NH Corps, Allenstown, NH

Join New Hampshire AmeriCorps! Live in a community setting in New Hampshire for 10-months while expanding your skills and experience in education, leadership, interpretation, and naturalist skills while serving the lands and people of New Hampshire!

SCA NH AmeriCorps Conservation Steward – Education, Trail Work, and Conservation Service

Starts January 6, 2020 • SCA NH Corps, Allenstown, NH

Join New Hampshire AmeriCorps! Live in a community setting at Bear Brook State Park for 10-months while expanding your skills and experience in environmental education and conservation stewardship, while serving the lands and people of New Hampshire!

Environmental Educator

Starts June 24, 2019 • Thousand Islands Regional Parks, NYS OPRHP, Fineview, NY

SCA NYS Parks Corps seeks members to be part of a diverse program serving with NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation to provide critical environmental education and stewardship to New York’s natural areas.

Interpretive Ranger

Starts May 6, 2019 • SCA NH Corps, Allenstown, NH

Join New Hampshire AmeriCorps! Live in a community setting at Bear Brook State Park for 6-months while expanding your skills and experience in education and stewardship, while serving the lands and people of New Hampshire!

Acadia Carriage Road Interns

Starts July 8, 2019 • Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, ME

Come to Maine’s exciting coast to perform repairs to the historic Carriage Roads of Acadia National Park

SCA Massachusetts AmeriCorps - Education and Trail Work

Starts November 18, 2019 • SCA Massachusetts AmeriCorps, , MA

The SCA Massachusetts Corps is based in the beautiful Kenneth Dubuque State Forest in northwest MA. From Nov-Sept corps members serve in local schools teaching environmental education and as part of a crew on conservation lands across the state.

Education Intern

Starts September 16, 2019 • Duke Farms, Hillsborough, NJ

Opportunity at Duke Farms in Hillsborough, NJ to work with a team of environmental educators and stewardship techs to develop programs, assist in large events, aid in restoration and agroecology efforts, and connect visitors with the nature.

Education Intern

Starts May 21, 2019 • Duke Farms, Hillsborough, NJ

Leadership opportunity at Duke Farms in Hillsborough, NJ to work with a team of environmental educators and stewardship techs to develop programs, assist in large events, aid in restoration and agroecology efforts, and connect visitors with the nature.

Environmental Educator

Starts June 3, 2019 • Mine Kill State Park NYS OPRHP, North Blenheim, NY

SCA Hudson Valley Corps seeks members to be part of a diverse program serving with NYS Parks, DEC and local non-profits providing critical environmental education and stewardship at sites in both urban and rural areas throughout the Hudson Valley region.

Backcountry Steward Internship Positions 2019

Starts May 19, 2019 • NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, , NY

SCA in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is seeking to recruit a cohort of Backcountry Stewards (SCA Interns) to serve on public lands in the Adirondack and Catskill Mountain Parks in 2019.

2019-20 SCA-AmeriCorps Historic Preservation Candidates

Starts August 19, 2019 • Student Conservation Association, , NH

The Historic Preservation Program is an experiential learning program to introduce young adults from diverse backgrounds to careers in historic preservation.

NY Excelsior Conservation Corps Team (Vets Encouraged to apply - APPLICATION FEE WAIVED)

Starts February 25, 2019 • SCA Excelsior Corps, Loch Sheldrake, NY

Join SCA’s Excelsior AmeriCorps program. Modeled after the CCC, the program will be comprised of 50 members 18-25 and vets 18-28 addressing the conservation needs of the state of NY.

Visitor Services Intern

Starts September 23, 2019 • Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Oyster Bay, NY

Intern will work at Sagamore Hill, the home of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States leading tours of the historic house and be a lead participant in the commemoration of the Suffrage Centennial.