From: Rosemary Armstrong
Date: March 30, 2021
Subject: ES Newsletter, week of March 29, 2021


Hi First_Name,

ES Newsletter Week of March 29, 2021

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**    Events & Jobs for Seniors  **
Maine Sustainability & Water Conference

Don't miss this! 
Wed. March 31 & Thursday April 1
Keynote: Connection not Ownership: The Sacred relationship between the Penobscot Nation and Ancestral Territory, Maulian Dana, Penobscot Nation Tribal AMbassador.
Concurrent Sessions, and Networking Sessions both days
$15 Student Registration, $25 Regular Registration
Online Registration closed. Complete registration form (also attached) and return to Carol Hamel (carol.hamel@maine.edu) today!

Braiding Sweetgrass

Wednesday, March 31 6:00 pm

Office of Sustainability's ongoing work to highlight the intersection of Indigenous knowledges and sustainability and develop enduring partnerships with Indigenous peoples. We look forward to engaging in this critical work with you. All are welcome  Register on campus groups

An Artist’s talk with Rhea Banker: Landscapes of Greenland

Wed. March 31 7:00 pm

Penn Climate Ventures (PVC) Prize

Deadline to Register, March 30, 2021

Register for the PCV Prize, a climate pitch competition, OR register to watch the panels:
State of the Field Panels on: Waste & Circularity, Tuesday, March 30 8PM, EST
Energy & Transportation, Thursday, April 1 5PM, EST
Food & Agriculture, Friday April 2 4PM, EST

'Solve Climate by 2030'

Wednesday, April 7 6-8 pm

The University of New England is hosting the Maine “Solve Climate by 2030 Dialog”. Panelists from state government, tribal, and non-profit groups in Maine will share ambitious solutions to combat climate change in Maine. The Q&A and discussion will focus on how to translate those solutions to tangible actions. How can ordinary citizens advance climate solutions?  Come talk with Maine leaders to find out. 
 

SAVE THE DATE: “INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND CLIMATE CHANGE” A Maine Climate Table Discussion

Friday, April 16, 2021 3-4 PM
 

Maine Environmental Education Virtual Conference

April 7-8 Free for students
This conference will feature 30 workshops, plenary sessions, to share innovations, resources and curricula ideas.
 

Known for its Floods, Louisiana is Running Dangerously Short of Groundwater

NPR Environment and Energy Collaborative, March 19, 2021  (5 min listen)

Amazon Adds to Global Warming

Living on Earth, March 26, 2021 (11.minute listen)

Jobs for Graduating Seniors and Alums

-Development & Communications Coordinator, Coastal Mountains Land Trust (Camden, ME) Deadline to apply: March 31, 2021

--Grants for Change Program Lead, Maine Initiatives, Deadline to apply: March 31, 2021

-NEFOP Fisheries Observer
Deadline to apply: April 29, 2021

-Fisheries Technician 1- North Coast Restoration Monitoring
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Full time position, Fortuna, CA

-Conservation Education Assistant, The Nature Conservancy, Shelter Island, NY

-Southern Maine Stewardship Assistant, Maine Coast Heritage Trust, full-time, seasonal based in Topsham, ME 

-Mount Desert Island Assistant Steward Seasonal, full-time (5-7 months)

-Island Fellow/ Island Institute (2 year position)

-Aquatic Plant Ecology Research (US Dept. of Defense), part-time, 6 month position with possibility for renewal

- Job for an Alum: Program Manager, Center for Environmental Justice, Colorado State University. Dealine to apply: April 19, 2021. Contact Dimitris Stevis at dimitris.stevis@colostate.edu with questions.

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Fellowships, Internships & Jobs
Click the title (links) below for more information.

- Bowdoin Funding for unpaid Internships, CXD Deadline to apply: March 31 @ noon. The CXD Funded Internship Program awards students $5,000 grants to pursue internship experiences that would otherwise not be paid. 
-Geospatial Trainer Intern, Conservation International, Arlington, VA
Deadline to Apply: Tuesday, March 30, 2021
-Indigenous and Community Lands & Climate Intern, Conservation International, remote work likely. Deadline to apply: March 31, 2021
-Coastal Adaptation Funding Intern, The Nature Conservancy (Job ID 49574 Position location negotiable within the U.S.
-Conservation Easement Steward, Society for the Protection of NH Forests
Deadline to apply: April 12, 2021
-Conservation and Sustainable Development Intern, Conservation International, Arlington, VA (remote option possible) Graduate degree preferred
-Climate Adaptation Science Intern, Conservation International
-Conservation Atlas Intern, Conservation International (US, location negotiable)
- Evidence Review of Natural Climate Solutions Intern, Conservation International, Arlington, VA, remote work options likely) Deadline to Apply: April 15, 2021
-Wildlife Insights Business Development Intern, Conservation International. (US, location negotiable) Deadline to apply: April 30, 2021
-Rachel Carson Council Fellowship Program (academic year, Sustainability/Env Justice focused project on campus or in the community). Deadline to apply: April 30, 2021
-(Maine)The Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation (GOPIF) and the Future and the Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) have a limited number of paid internship positions available for the summer of 2021. GOPIF/GEO welcomes applications from students interested in climate and energy issues.  Deadline to Apply: April 16, 2021
- Watershed Protection Specialist, summer position with the Portland, ME Water District. This p[osition is diverse and includes environmental sampling, field inspection work, limited laboratory analysis, as well as office tasks.  . See the attached position description. Deadline to apply: April 23, 2021
-Summer Positions with Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed
- Courtesy Boat Inspector; Youth Conservation Corps; European Frogs Bit Research & Remediation; Invasive Aquatic Plant Survey and Remediation
- Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, learn more and apply through Handshake:

Environmental Protection Seasonal Resource Assistant, Fisheries - Aquatic Invasive Species

Environmental Protection Seasonal Resource Assistant, Diadromous Inland Fisheries Program
Environmental Protection Seasonal Resource Assistant, Marine Angler Survey Program

-Appalachian Headwaters, a non profit is focused on ecological restoration on mined lands, environmental education, and economic development in Appalachia. They run a three-week environmental and arts summer camp, Camp Waldo, in southern West Virginia, and are looking for college students to join as camp counselors from July 5-30 ($1,500 plus all meals & housing). They also offer counselors paid internships in other parts of the organization (pollinator science, environmental philosophy, communications/marketing, reforestation ecology, native plant horticulture, beekeeping, organic farming, and economic development). Check the website for more information, or contact Katie Warner Asquith (kasquith@appheadwaters.org).
- Stewardship Assistant (Summer position), Cape Elizabeth Land Trust (ME)
- Seasonal Land Steward, Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire  (SELT) Deadline to apply: March 31, 2021
- Nature Day Camp Leaders, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust Deadline to Apply: March 31, 2021
- Summer Stewardship Internship, Loon Echo Land Trust Deadline to apply: April 9, 2021
- Pendleton Stwardship Internship, Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Penobscot bay region, Maine. Open until filled
-  Quahog Bay Conservancy is offering the marine science award opportunity as well as summer internship opportunities this year:
Aquaculture Technician & Conservation Intern Deadline to apply: April 15, 2021
- Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA) National Fellowship (full or part-time positions, 4-6 month commitment)
- Rachel Carson Council Fellowship Program (academic year, Sustainability/Env Justice focused project on campus or in the community). Deadline to apply: April 30, 2021
- Seasonal Land Crew Member, The Land & Garden Preserve, Mount Desert Island Deadline to apply: April 15, 2021
- Housatonic Valley Association River stewardship and Outreach internships in CT, and MA


Attachments:
  • 2021-MSWC-Registration-Form-rev.pdf
  • Portland Watershed Protection Specialist Summer Position.docx
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