Conservation Trust for North CarolinaAmeriCorps Project GEOS
Our program seeks to reconnect people with the outdoors and to develop future leaders in conservation.
AmeriCorps members in environmental education and outreach · March 30, 2015 to January 30, 2016 (ten-month program year)
From ctnc.org/ctnc-launches-americorps-project-geos ↗About this program
The Conservation Trust for North Carolina is the new host organization for AmeriCorps Project GEOS, a ten-month national service program in environmental education and outreach. Project GEOS stands for Growing Environmental Opportunities through Service.
Our program seeks to reconnect people with the outdoors and to develop future leaders in conservation. AmeriCorps members in Project GEOS will develop service projects that help remove barriers to environmental education throughout North Carolina, as well as help expand the diversity of backgrounds among conservation leaders in the state.
We offer a living stipend, health insurance, childcare assistance, and professional development opportunities. Participants who complete the program will receive an education award of $5,730. Applicants should be able to commit to the entire 10-month program year, which runs from March 30, 2015, to January 30, 2016.
Project GEOS has four goals: 1. Make environmental education more accessible to diverse audiences 2. Provide tools for people from diverse backgrounds to become future leaders in conservation 3. Build bridges between conservation groups and communities 4. Connect more North Carolinians to the outdoors
Members of Project GEOS will be based across the state at one of 14 host sites, including Albemarle Pamlico National Estuary Partnership, Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association, Keep Durham Beautiful, NC Coastal Federation, Pamlico-Tar River Foundation, The LandTrust for Central NC, Piedmont Triad Regional Council, NCSU Sustainability Office, MarineQuest (at UNC-Wilmington), Balsam Mountain Trust, Alliance Medical Ministry, The Conservation Fund, Durham Public Schools Hub Farm, and Wake County Soil & Water Conservation District.
Questions
What does Project GEOS stand for?
Growing Environmental Opportunities through Service.
What benefits does the program offer?
We offer a living stipend, health insurance, childcare assistance, and professional development opportunities.
What education award do participants receive?
Participants who complete the program will receive an education award of $5,730.
What commitment is required of applicants?
Applicants should be able to commit to the entire 10-month program year, which runs from March 30, 2015, to January 30, 2016.
Details
- Who
- AmeriCorps members in environmental education and outreach
- When
- March 30, 2015 to January 30, 2016 (ten-month program year)
- Where
- Across North Carolina, at one of 14 host sites
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Blue Ridge Parkway Land ProtectionWe coordinate land protection along the Blue Ridge Parkway in partnerships with local land trusts, the National Park Service, government organizations, and private landowners to effectively conserve nearly 37,000 acres of forested lands.
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