Summer Fellowships, Programs & jobs

Climate Action Community Organizer at Freeport Climate Action Now. Apply by April 8.

Preserve Steward Intern, Pound Ridge Land Conservancy, New York. Apply by April 8. 

Internship: Savee and Mahar Engineering in Cumberland, ME. Apply through Handshake ASAP by April 8. 

Trail Crew Leader, Connecticut Forest Park Association, Apply by April 15 

Assistant Trail Crew Leader, Connecticut Forest Park Association, Apply by April 15.

2022 Summer Land Management Internship, Mississippi Valley Conservancy, Apply by April 15.

Summer Associate, Southern Maine Conservation Collaborative and Maine Environmental Education Association. Apply by April 20 

Environmental Advocate, Clean Water Action. Apply by April 29. 

Wilderness Fuels Module (Crew Leader, Crew Member, Crew Apprentice), Sierra Institute for Community and Environment, Apply by May 1.

Civic Participation Associate . MinKwon Center for Community Action (formerly YKASEC) in New York City, NY. Apply by May 2. 

Stewardship Intern, UP Land Conservancy, Michigan, Apply by May 31 

Environmental Planning Intern at Kimley-Horn. Apply by June 1.  

Summer 2022 Climate Advocacy Certificate Program with Citizens’ Climate Lobby. No deadline posted.

Collaborative Forestry Technician (Crew Leader, Crew Member, Crew Apprentice), Sierra Institute for Community and Environment. No deadline posted. 

Remote GIS Intern at Blue Raster. No deadline posted

Farmward Bound 1 Counselor (and other jobs), Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment. No deadline posted.

Public Horticulture Intern at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. No deadline posted.

Virtual Academic Internship, Environment and Health Program, Physicians for Social Responsibility. No deadline posted

GIS Analyst Summer 2022 Internship at Ballotpedia, Boston, MA. No deadline posted.

Summer Internship Program at American Flood Coalition, Washington, DC. No deadline posted. 

Environmental Services Internship with Stantec, Topsham, ME. No deadline posted. 

Maine Audubon has several openings, both full and part time with more coming through April.

Collaborative Forestry Technician (Crew Leader, Crew Member, Crew Apprentice), Sierra Institute for Community and Environment . No deadline posted.

Intern for the Canines for Clean Water campaign with Health Rivers Ogunquite. No deadline posted. 

Research & Data Analytics Intern, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington, DC

Outreach and Research Associate , Center for Economic Policy Research, Washington, DC

Analyst , Costello Medical, Boston, MA.

Seattle Community Summer Crew Leader , The Student Conservation Association, Seattle, WA

Jobs with Chewonki Foundation 

 Featured Community Events

Bowdoin Events

• The Solar Panel on Thursday, April 7 at 7:00 pm in the Roux Lantern. By the end of 2023, all solar projects contracted by Bowdoin are expected to be online and producing power, covering 100% of current electric usage with Maine-based renewable energy! Join our panelists as we discuss what it takes to get large scale solar projects up and running and how these projects will help lay the foundation for Bowdoin to achieve the longer-term goal of electrifying the campus and eliminating the use of fossil fuels. The ÔÇïÔÇïÔÇïÔÇïÔÇïÔÇïpanelists are Matt Gamache ’09 (ES/Gov),VP Analytics & Operations, Competitive Energy Services, Anna Toenjes ’11 (ES/Gov), Senior Director of Business Development, Sol Systems, LLC, Erik Nelson, Associate Professor of Economics, Bowdoin, and Rich Jordan, Founder & President Flycatcher, LLC 
   
• Start Seedlings with the BOG on Wednesday, April 6 and April 11 from 12:15 - 1:15 in the greenhouse at 52 Harpswell. Learn about crop planning and help start some of the seedlings that will be planted in the BOG later this season! These small workshops will give each participant plenty of hands on experience.

Community Events

• EE 40 Future: Reflecting on the Past and Envisioning Environmental Education for the Future on Thursday, April 7 (virtual). Join us for Maine's largest statewide environmental education and outdoor learning conference! The Maine Environmental Education Association Conference will be held virtually on April 7th. There are 20+ workshops being offered, as well as networking opportunities, MEEA's annual meeting and an exciting keynote panel at 4:00 pm featuring: Ogechi Obi, Alivia Moore and Nolan Altvater. Contact hours for educators are available. The registration form can be found here. The cost of the conference is a pay what you can model and the in- person meet ups are free! If you have questions about the conference. please email Anna Sommo- anna@meeassociation.org. 
   
• Youth Food Convergence Circle on Tuesday, April 19 1:00 - 3:00 pm.  
  Young people ages 14-22. Join a focus group style conversation about youth perspectives of Food Systems in Maine using a Maine Youth Action Network (MYAN) developed community circle model. Facilitated by Maine Food Convergence Hosts & Maine Youth Action Network, and is free of charge. 
   
• The 2022 Green Home + Energy Show on Saturday, April 9, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (EV ride and drive from noon – 3:00 p.m.) at the Point Community Center, 345 Clarks Pond Parkway in South Portland. This event will feature an electric vehicle ride and drive hosted by ReVision Energy and Efficiency Maine. It is also an opportunity to check out the latest in green home technology that will help you reduce energy costs and help move your community toward a cleaner, healthier future.  
   
• 2030 Vision Climate Convergence  on Friday, April 22 7:00 pm - Sunday, April 24 2:00 PM in Norway, (Maine!). The theme of this year's ConvergenceÔÇ»is Collective Power for Climate Justice. It brings together different ideas and perspectives to inspire climate justice and climate action. Participants can attend one or all of the three days. Scholarships, and help with lodging and transportation areÔÇ»available. 

Environmental News

• Stopping Climate Change is Doable, but Time in Short, U.N. Panel Warns by Brad Plumer and Raymond Zhong, published April 4, 2022, New York Times. A major new scientific report offers a road ap for how countries can limit global warming, but warns that the margin for error is vanishingly small (sign up for Digital Access to Current News for free).

• Climate change: IPCC scientists five ways to save the planet by Matt McGrath, published April 4, 2022, BBC News. The report, by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), essentially calls for a revolution in how we produce energy and power our world. To avoid very dangerous warming, carbon emissions need to peak within three years, and fall rapidly after that. 

• Emergence Magazine Feature: They Carry Us With Them. Podcast about tree migrations, climate change, and Indigenous responses in Maine. 

•  Maine Climate Science Dashboard, Maine Climate Council

Featured Jobs and Fellowships For Graduating Seniors
 

OCNMS/Feiro: Olympic Coast as a Sentinel: Resilience Actions for Tribal Community Well-Being in the Face of Ocean Change Apply by April 12 7:30 EDT. 

Bringing Nature Home Program Manager at Maine Audubon, Apply by April 15.

Pumpout Coordinator- seasonal (May-October), Friends of Casco Bay. Apply by April 15.

Land Steward, Greenwich Land Trust, Mueller Preserve. Apply by April 15

Easement Steward 2, Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art. Apply by April 30 .

Farmland Protection Project Manager (Portland or Belfast, ME), Maine Farmland Trust. Apply by May 2  

Grist- Fellowship program. Grow as a journalist while absorbing a universe of environmental knowledge. Apply by May 18.

Field Steward 1, Solan Land Trust, CA. Apply by June 30 

Conservation Manager, Katy Prairie Conservancy, Apply by August 1 

Color of Climate Coordinator, Gateway Community Services Maine, Portland or Lewiston Maine. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis

Policy Analyst at Efficiency Maine Trust, Augusta, ME. No deadline posted.

Wildlife Technician at Stantec, Topsham, ME. No deadline posted. 

Research and Data Analyst at Efficiency Maine Trust. No deadline posted. 

Visitor Programs Educator, Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment (Oceanfront). No deadline posted.

Community Resilience Regional Coordinator, Sunrise County Economic Council. Full time, Machias or Calais, ME. No deadline posted. 

Science Instruction Specialist, Gulf of Maine Institute, Portland, ME. No deadline posted. 

2022 Bat Field Technician, Biodiversity Research Institute. No deadline posted.

Project Associate- Development, Encore Renewable Energy in Burlington, VT, No deadline posted. 

Green Energy Consumers Alliance, Policy Advocate. No deadline posted.

Membership Coordinator, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. No deadline posted.

Avian Biologist, Biodiversity Research Institute. No deadline posted.

Energy Justice Manager, Maine Conservation Voters/ Maine Conservation Alliance. No deadline posted. 

GIS Analyst, Tetra Tech, Portland, ME. No deadline posted. 

Land Acquisition Assistant, Point Reyes, CA. No deadline posted. 

Jobs with Save the Redwoods