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Earth Day isn't just for hippiesArbiter Online“Jill Kolodzne and Ron Hassel from the Student Conservation Association were among those enjoying the beautiful day. They explained that through the festival they are able to network with volunteers for their program. Kolodzne and Hassel also mentioned how happy and proud they are to be a part...Read more |
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Preserving Our National ParksWashington WomanBy Alicia BrewsterAs someone who grew up in the heart of the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania, I am all too familiar with the daunting task of maintaining and conserving our forests and national parks. Many suffer from a lack of resources and manpower. Read more |
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Going Half-WayThe Non-Profit TimesThe Student Conservation Association (SCA) allows high school and college students on conservation projects, like restoring national parks and urban green spaces, across the country. The Charlestown, N.H.-based organization has the students send personal, handwritten thank-you letters to mid-...Read more |
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Richmond teens learn about Rosie the Riveter through creation of documentaryOakland TribuneMany women entered the work force for the first time in the 1940s, filling factory jobs vacated by men fighting in World War II. Read more |
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Conversations with Gardner: Seeking internshipsThe Arbiter OnlineHanging in the Communication Building, a flyer for conservation internships directs students to graduate teaching assistant Wayne Rysavy.As an alumnus of the Student Conservation Association, he informs students of various opportunities available to them through internships.”I really encourage...Read more |
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Volunteers clean up the Potomac RiverWTOPText By Michelle Basch, WTOP Radio, Photo by SCALitterbugs leave local rivers loaded with garbage, but the situation is improving with today’s 21st annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup.More than 12,000 volunteers got down and dirty, helping with this year’s cleanup at more than 400 sites in DC...Read more |
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Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands Legislative Hearing On H.R. 1612House Committee On Natural ResourcesSCA President Dale Penny and SCA Alum Marcus Hendricks spoke at the hearing. Highlights include Marcus relating the story of recruiting his sister to volunteer with SCA, and choosing volunteering with SCA, instead of earning money to buy a new iPod.Marcus Hendricks, SCA Alum (left) and Dale...Read more |
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Old School StimulusThe New YorkerAs a teen-ager, when I lived outside of Washington D.C., I went backpacking with friends along the Appalachian Trail, which runs from Maine to Georgia. Every ten miles or so the white blazes that mark the main trail would intersect with blue blazes leading off to roughly constructed but reliably...Read more |
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Economy Down, Service Applications UpNew Hampshire Union LeaderAmid a weak job market, organizations that offer recent college graduates opportunities to perform volunteer service are seeing significant application increases.Through February, the City Year service program had received nearly three times as many applications as it did through February 2008,...Read more |
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Public Lands Service Bill To Promote Culture Of Public Service - H.R. 1612Washington, DC - In order to help repair and restore our nation’s public lands while employing and training thousands of young Americans and promoting a culture of public service, U.S. Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) introduced the Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2009 (...Read more |
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