Thorne Nature Experience is a non-profit organization that is committed to building Earth stewardship by connecting youth to nature through joyful, hands-on, place-based environmental education experiences. Founded in Boulder, CO in 1954, Thorne has a rich history and has reached more than 200,000 children and adults through its programs. We are looking for help getting youth outside and connecting to the wild landscapes of Colorado!
Position Overview:
This permanent, full-time position works closely with the Youth Programs Director to fulfill the important goals of Walking Mountains Science Center’s Youth Programs department. This position requires an independent educator who is capable of developing and teaching science and garden curriculum for K-5 students while performing administrative duties and maintaining a garden and greenhouse. The Sowing Seeds Coordinator reports to the Youth Programs Director (YPD).
The Conference and Retreat Program Instructor serves a key role in teaching and hosting a wide variety of groups for retreats, field seminars, celebrations, and conferences at the Environmental Learning Center. The primary purpose of this role is to design and execute educational programming for conference and retreat groups; communicate program logistics to participants and ELC staff, and facilitate check-in, orientation, meals, and lodging for groups.
Bachelor's degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, chemistry, natural science, or a related field and one year of related environmental experience; or any equivalent combination of related training and experience.
Keystone Science School’s strong brand is built on a longstanding reputation of providing high-quality educational and character-building programs to youth and adults for over 40 years. A key element to our success is in our capacity to fundraise through grant writing and strong relationships with generous individuals. The Grants and Evaluations Manager works in partnership with the program team, Development Director, and volunteers to effectively write grant proposals and reports.
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Keystone, CO
United States
March 10, 2020
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POSITION TITLE: Conservation Legacy L.A.N.D.S. Educator DEADLINE: April 1, 2020
START DATE: May 2020
TERM: One-year contract (renewal option)
LOCATION: Primary focus in Denton, Parker, Tarrant, and Wise counties; may travel to Collin, Dallas, Ellis, and Johnson counties
COMPENSATION: Year-round/Full-time
The Land Projects Coordinator is primarily responsible for assisting with the identification and management of new land acquisition and conservation easement projects. This position plays a major role in coordinating projects from initial inquiry, to project management, due diligence, identification of funding sources, Board review, and completion. As a member of WLT’s Stewardship team, the position is secondarily responsible for supporting conservation easement monitoring & preserve management
The Director of Sustainability’s primary responsibilities include fostering a culture of sustainability among faculty, staff, and students; identifying and prioritizing areas for institutional sustainability efforts; planning and developing long- and short-range programs; and engaging with institutional leaders to foster sustainability broadly across campus units. A main function of the position is to reduce the VCU carbon footprint.
JOIN OUR FIELD RESPONSE TEAM on the beautiful island of Oahu in the State of Hawaii. We are accepting applications for interns for our Summer 2020 internship period. The deadline is March 30, 2020 however applications will be reviewed and positions will be assigned as responses are received so apply soon. Here is more detail about this opportunity.
Centre College seeks a Director of Sustainability to provide strategic direction to achieve targeted sustainability goals. Although the primary role will be to improve college operations, the director will also contribute to sustainability education through student academic experiences, extra-curricular and co-curricular activities, and community outreach. The Director will report to the Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Centre College and work collaboratively with constituencies across the college.
Spring 2020 Term (Mid-May through late August): This team of 4-5 Animal Husbandry Interns (AHIs)will train to manage the care, feeding and maintenance of various species of marine life that are in-house including marine invertebrates and estuarine invertebrates and live fish. AHIs will be responsible for a 110-gallon tide pool touch tank, 50 gallon nursery tank, 30 gallon freshwater pond tank, and various insect cages.
The Director of the Northwest Program is responsible for leading Field Conservation staff and programs in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The Director ensures effective on the ground implementation of imperiled wildlife and habitat conservation programs described in Defenders’ strategic plan. These programs involve a wide range of policy, legal, advocacy and scientific strategies to conserve wildlife and habitat throughout the region.
The Human Resources Coordinator carries out responsibilities in the following areas: new employee orientation, employee offboarding, HRIS maintenance, policy implementation, performance management administration, training/development administration, and general HR administrative duties.
The Head Cook oversees all facets of camp food service operations for roughly 75 people per session. The Head Cook plans and executes nutritionally-balanced, eco-conscious, and cost-effective meals that appeal to the tastes of children. S/he works collaboratively with the Kitchen Manager and helps direct rotating kitchen assistants.
The Kitchen Manager assists the Head Cook in executing food service operations for roughly 75 people per session. The Kitchen Manager is responsible for coordinating, training, and supporting paid staff and CITs who assist in the kitchen on a rotating basis, and enforcing safe food handling practices. As such, the Kitchen Manager has initiative and a strong work ethic, is able to work in a fast-paced environment, and lead a team with kindness and respect.
The Urban Adamah Fellowship is a three-month residential leadership program for adults ages 21 – 35 that integrates urban organic farming, mindfulness practice, social action training, and progressive Jewish learning and living. Fellows live, learn, and work on our urban farm campus. We accept up to 14 individuals per fellowship season, each summer and fall.
This position is part of the Office of Climate Change, Resiliency and Sustainability, a collaborative working group whose collective mission is to achieve a resilient and sustainable Alachua County, to include a focus on policies that have an emphasis on people, place and planet.
Position Summary: The Director of Marketing of Irvine Nature Center is responsible for developing and managing a comprehensive marketing and communication plan for the organization, telling its story effectively. The comprehensive plan includes increasing external visibility and participation in all the organization’s programmatic activities, maintaining the brand and content of the organization’s publications, advertising, digital tools and promotional materials.
Fire Drill Fridays is an exciting collaboration between Greenpeace and Jane Fonda to raise attention about the need for climate action equal to the scale of the problem, communicate a sense of urgency, provide accessible information about the climate crisis to demystify it, help people overcome their apathy and despair, and inspire others to act by taking bold action alongside known and trusted cultural icons.
