Every year, SCA provides training, tools and projects that place motivated teens and young adults in the field to effect changes great and small. How do we measure the effects? Sometimes its through decreased CO2 levels or by the tons of trash collected or in the number of trees planted. Our success is also measured by the lessons learned, the perspective gained and the lives we transform—today and into the future. Often when the SCA project is over, the success story is just beginning. Take a look at some of our most recent accomplishments.
SCA began fielding Native American crews at Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Arizona in 2011. Canyon de Chelly, located on Diné, or Navajo, tribal lands, is a vast expanse of 800’ precipices, jaw-dropping cliff dwellings, and prehistoric rock art. In fact, there are more archaeological artifacts at...
This is a guest post by Pipa Elias, a member of SCA’s Alumni Council, and we post it on July 16 — 50 years to the day after Apollo 11 launched on its historic lunar mission…
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon...
A path often taken by SCA Alumni is to pursue a career outdoors with the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or other agency. That is amazing and we value all the hard work our alums do to preserve, protect, and educate others about our...
As the visual information intern at the National Parks of New York Harbor, Miller Bradford worked to connect and engage online visitors with the historic and cultural significance of the area’s attractions.
“Together our 11 sites, which include the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, Alexander Hamilton’s final home, and the...
by Kevin Hamilton, SCA Communications Staff
When I was a kid, no attraction seized my imagination like Mount Rushmore: high in the sky, larger than life, unaffected by time. That sense of wonder has never waned and, in May, when business took me to South Dakota, I jumped at the chance...
There is no Fourth of July without Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. Known as the birthplace of American democracy, this is where the founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and where, 11 years later, representatives from a dozen states laid the framework for the U.S. Constitution....
SCA is officially partnering with the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) to celebrate National Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 28, 2019!
Join us to celebrate the nation’s largest single day volunteer effort for public lands. We would like to have a plethora of events for our SCA alumni...
A path often taken by SCA Alumni is to pursue a career outdoors with the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or other agency. That is amazing and we value all the hard work our alums do to preserve, protect, and educate others about our...
On Saturday, June 8th, Nestlé Waters and Student Conservation Association (SCA) joined forces to cleanup waterways in Stamford, CT, Seabrook, TX and Falmouth, ME. Together, 150 participants removed litter and debris from over 9,500 feet of shoreline totaling nearly 2,000 pounds in celebration of World Ocean’s Day.
In Stamford, CT, 94 Nestlé...
What do Tinker Air Force Base, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, and Delaware State Parks have in common? Each place encouraged and empowered Riley Hays in discovering her passion to inspire people to love parks and the great outdoors, and started her own love of Visitor Interpretation at parks!...
Photo of original wood creation by Matt Gang, SCA Alumni
A path often taken by SCA Alumni is to pursue a career outdoors with the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or other agency. That is amazing and we value all the hard work our alums...
On a clear and warm Saturday morning in May, Domtar, SCA, and the Hancock County Heritage Commission united to help prepare Jeffreys Cliffs to open to the public in Hawesville, Kentucky. My experience at the event was one to remember. It was my first time ever to Kentucky. I grew...
Guest blog by Anna Wadhams, SCA Alumni Council
Looking for fun activities during Earth Month? Head to your closest national park April 20-28 to enjoy National Park Week programs and events!
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A guest blog from an SCA Alumni Council Member, Nancy Fernandez
Climate change is a polarizing turn of phrase.
I learned about the Al Gore Climate Reality Leadership training through the SCA Alumni network. A gentle nudge encouraged me to apply and I’m so glad I did! This was an amazing opportunity...
A guest blog from an SCA Alum, Lauren Traylor
After completing my degree in the arid southwest of Colorado, I was looking for a change in scenery when I found my SCA intern position at the Franklin Roosevelt National Historic Site in Hyde Park, New York. The Eastern Deciduous Forest seemed...
