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Date: November 8, 2021
Subject: Environmental Studies Newsletter: Week of November 8th


ES Newsletter Week of November 8, 2021

*On & Off Campus Events
*Environmental News
*Jobs & Fellowships for Undergraduates
*Jobs & Fellowships for Graduating Seniors & Alums

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On & Off Campus Events

 
*Bowdoin Events
 
*Summer Funding Opportunities Info Session. Student panelists will share their own experiences and tips, followed by info tables where representatives from CXD, McKeen Center, Student Fellowships and Research and Environmental Studies will be available to answer all your questions about a variety of summer funding grants and fellowships. - https://bowdoin.joinhandshake.com/events/818638?ref=events-search

*Careers and the Outdoors. Want to learn more about opportunities to lead trips with companies like NOLS, Overland, or Chewonki? Curious about how your outdoor experience applies to other jobs or industries? Just want a friendly environment to chat through the possibilities for what's next? Wednesday, November 10th, 2021 4:15 - 5:15 pm (BOC at 255 Maine St). To learn more: https://bowdoin.campusgroups.com/BOC/rsvp_boot?id=1367963

*The Falconer film viewing. This is the story of Rodney Stotts’ awe-inspiring struggle to provide Washington, D.C.’s underserved youth and endangered raptors with a safe haven for mutual healing and growth. As Rodney mentors a group of 16 to 18-year-olds whom the education system has failed, they will work to build flight cages for eagles on conservation land, a second chance for both the young people and the birds. Thursday, November 11th, 2021 7:00 - 8:30 pm (Smith Auditorium, Sills Hall). To learn more: https://bowdoin.campusgroups.com/environmental/rsvp_boot?id=1363336

Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust Annual Meeting. You will have the chance to hear about BTLT’s accomplishments, get an update on the financial status on the organization, and our members will vote on new and returning the Board of Directors members. Sunday, November 14th, 2021 4:00 - 6:00 pm. To learn more: https://www.btlt.org/events/am2021/

Event for Coastal Communities on Impacts of Rising Water Levels. US Harbors is hosting a free, online conference withÔÇ»internationally renowned experts speaking on key aspects of rising coastal water levels. The purpose of the event is to help communities understand what is happening–and predicted to happen–with rising water-levels and learn about how to track, and plan for, these conditions. Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 1:00 - 4:00 pm. To register and learn more: https://www.usharbors.com/event/online-conference-for-coastal-communities-on-impacts-of-rising-water-levels/

Cathance River Education Alliance: No-insects? No-flowers? No-vember. The Preserve is preparing for winter.  Fewer colors.  Fewer sounds. Less movement.  Join Lisa Durrell for a late fall amble enjoying the spell of the woods of this time of year.   What are some of the plant and animal adaptations for managing the cold season?    What trees can we identify without leaves?  What wonderful surprises will we come across?  Are there really no flowers and no insects? Saturday, November 20th, 2021 9:30 - 11:30 am (CREA Ecology Center & Preserve Trails, 28 Rensenbrink Way Topsham, ME 04086) To learn more: https://www.creamaine.org/events/


 

Environmental News and Announcements

 
*Bowdoin News
 
*An Insistent Future: eARTh exhibition at the Roux Center - Call for Art! For the second eARTh exhibition hosted in the Roux Center for the Environment, we are looking for art and creative expression that conveys the urgency of our climate crisis and the importance of solutions. The exhibition is open to all students, and a variety of mediums, including paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, digital media, photography, dance, and written work.
Contact: Ana (agunther@bowdoin.edu) or Sawyer  (sgouldma@bowdoin.edu)

*Bowdoin Green Tea Podcast is back for Season 5! Episode 1 introduced the Office of Sustainability's newest program manager, Christina Honeycutt! Hosts Juliette and Holden sat down with Christina to ask about her path to Bowdoin and her expectations for the year ahead. Green Tea is on WBOR (91.1) from 2:30-3:30 on Thursdays or on soundcloud and iTunes.

*Mirna Valerio Can Convince Anyone They Can Run from Bowdoin News. Mirna Valerio—the "Mirnavator," author of the Fat Girl Running blog, marathoner, ultramarathoner, and uplifting presence—spent the day at Bowdoin recently to spread her message that anyone can run, everyone can take care of themselves, and health and happiness are within reach for all, no matter their size, experience, or background. To read more: https://www.bowdoin.edu/news/2021/11/mirna-valerio-can-convince-anyone-they-can-run.html To read Mirna's blog: http://fatgirlrunning-fatrunner.blogspot.com


Opportunity, controversy grows for Maine's aquaculture Industry by Hannah Laclaire for the Portland Press Herald. The aquaculture sector in Maine has been growing by roughly 2 percent per year for the past decade and created thousands of jobs. As Maine's aquaculture industry grows, so does its controversy. The industry has been criticized for years because of its high risks for ocean pollution from nutrient and effluent buildup, possible negative impacts on the wild fish population and the potential impact on the fish themselves (and therefore consumers) from crowding, antibiotics and disease. To read more: https://www.pressherald.com/2021/11/07/opportunity-controversy-grow-for-maines-aquaculture-industry/
 

CMP corridor’s loss shows how New England’s clean-power goals will be hard to meet by Lori Valigra for the Bangor Daily News. Tuesdays election results voted down the CEMP corridor but leave deep uncertainty about how Maine and New England will meet ambitious clean-energy goals. Gov. Janet Mills has set a goal of having 80 percent renewable energy by 2030 and 100 percent by 2050. Massachusetts, which is funding the corridor, has a goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 45 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. To read more: https://bangordailynews.com/2021/11/08/business/cmp-corridors-loss-shows-how-new-englands-clean-power-goals-will-be-hard-to-meet-joam40zk0w/



 

Jobs / Fellowships for Undergraduate Students


Featured Jobs and Fellowships


The Yale Conservation Scholars - Early Leadership Initiative (YCS-ELI). A summer program for undergraduates from diverse backgrounds historically underrepresented in environmental institutions. Each scholar spends the summer in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and possibly overseas, participating in an exciting environmental internship. To learn more: https://conservationscholars.yale.edu/program

NOAA Hollings Scholarship: The Hollings Scholarship Program provides successful undergraduate applicants with awards that include academic assistance (up to $9,500 per year) for two years of full-time study and a 10-week, full-time paid ($700/week) internship at a NOAA facility during the summer. To learn more: https://www.noaa.gov/office-education/hollings-scholarship

Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship Program. This fellowship is a 10-week summer research fellowship for undergraduate and graduate students in STEM majors. Participants complete a cutting-edge research project at one of the Department’s National Laboratories or DOE Headquarters in support of the Department’s mission to minimize the environmental impacts of energy resource recovery and use while working towards net-zero emissions. MLEF is now accepting applications for summer 2022. 
Learn More: https://orise.orau.gov/mlef/
 

White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Internship Program. CEQ interns are supervised by CEQ Staff, and provide critical research and writing assistance on a range of environmental policies such as: implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), environmental justice, sustainability, climate change, resilience, public lands, water, and transportation. Through CEQ’s participation in policy processes across the Federal government, interns have the opportunity to perform diverse and substantive policy work. The office environment is fast paced, so accuracy and attention to detail are absolute requirements. Applications for Summer 2022 are due by the last Friday in December.
Learn More: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/internship-program/

Audubon Internships/Fellowships: Bird Care Intern, Editorial Intern, Editorial Fellow and FAO Schwarz Fellow. To learn about these positions: https://careers-audubon.icims.com/jobs/search?ss=1&searchCategory=124195
 

Be sure to check out:


For Graduating Seniors

Jobs with Green Corps. Green Corps is looking for college graduates who are ready to take on the biggest environmental challenges of our day. Their year-long program puts you in an intensive classroom training with environmental and social change leaders. Then, you move to hands-on experience working with groups like Oceana, Audubon Society, The Wilderness Society and Mighty Earth to fight climate change, protect public lands, reform our food system and more. When you graduate, we'll help you launch your career with one for the nation’s top environmental and social change groups. Deadline: November 17th, 2021. To learn more: https://greencorps.org/job.html

Foley Graduate Fellowship 2022-2024. Graduate Fellows teach natural science programming both in the classroom and in the field during our summer science camps, school field programs and afterschool programs. In addition to teaching responsibilities, Graduate Fellows simultaneously participate in a fully funded Master’s program and are enrolled in courses taught at Walking Mountains Science Center and online through the University of Northern Colorado (UNC). Upon successful completion of all required coursework and job responsibilities of the position, Fellows will earn a Master of Arts Degree in Science Education from the University of Northern Colorado. Deadline: November 28th, 2021. To learn more: https://naaee.org/eepro/jobs/foley-graduate-fellowship-2022-2024-ma

Environmental Eduction Fellow. As one of 12 participants in the year-long fellowship, you develop teaching, interpretive, and public relations techniques rooted in residential environmental education. Fellows are exposed to a wide variety of audiences and through instructing our hands-on, experiential, and inquiry-based classes. Professional growth and learning is accomplished through direct teaching experience supported by staff, professional workshops, and a series of observations and evaluations. To learn more: https://naaee.org/eepro/jobs/environmental-education-fellow-5

EPA Chemical Toxicology Assessment Internship. A research opportunity is available at the Environmental Protection Agency located in Durham, North Carolina. This research project will focus on using new approach methodologies (NAMs) to characterize, quantify, and link molecular events to chemical toxicity. Under the guidance of a mentor, participant activities will include using dose/concentration response modeling of changes in gene expression from short-term animal assays, cell-based assays, and archival studies to establish molecular thresholds of effect resulting in toxicity and provide a basis for greater use of NAMs in chemical safety assessment.Learn More: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/EPA-ORD-CCTE-CCED-2021-13 

Environmental Scientist/ Geologist at Arcadis

USFS Research in Economics of Climate Change and Water

Other Jobs

Conservancy of Southwest Florida Environmental Science Research Intern

EOPA (Elected Officials to Protect America) Fellowship / Internship Program

Turning Green Internship Fall 2021

Summer Sustainability Consulting Intern

Summer Conservation Law Internship at Defenders of Wildlife

Podcast and Organizing Intern

Fall 2021 Internship at Community Action Works

Environmental Policy Summer Intern for Citizen Campaign for the Environment 

Associate Environmental Podcast Producer and Interviewer at The Creative
Process

Environmental Advocate Fall Position at Clean Water Action

Marine Conservation Spring Internship at Reef Environmental Education Foundation

 

EVENT

Call for Art !!! --- AN INSISTENT FUTURE ---eARTh exhibition at the Roux Center for the Environment

Monday, October 18 at 11:00am
to Monday, November 15 at 11:55pm
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Submit work on-line by November 15th 11:59pm
https://forms.gle/FAfciDkBkaacHw9N9

For the second eARTh exhibition hosted in the Roux Center for the Environment, we are looking for art and creative expression that conveys the urgency of our climate crisis and the importance of solutions. The exhibition is open to all students, and we are accepting a variety of mediums, including paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, digital media, photography, dance, and written work. We are open to film and performance Media.

Feel free to reach out to Ana Gunther '23 (agunther@bowdoin.edu) or Sawyer Gouldman '23 (sgouldma@bowdoin.edu) if you have any questions! You can also use the "contact organizers" button below.
Best,
Ana and Sawyer
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EVENT

Open Garden Hours at the BOG!

Tuesday, November 9
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Bowdoin Organic Garden (52 Harpswell Plot), 255 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011, United States
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Come by the Organic Garden for open volunteer hours and to meet Lisa, our new garden coordinator! Stop by for as long as you would like - we will be preparing the garden for winter and we would love to have you join us! No garden experience necessary.
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EVENT

HOW TO: Get Funding For A Summer Opportunity

Tuesday, November 9
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Morrell Lounge, Smith Union, 255 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011, United States
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How To Get Funding For A Summer Opportunity


 
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EVENT

Open Garden Hours at the BOG!

Wednesday, November 10
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Bowdoin Organic Garden (52 Harpswell Plot), 255 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011, United States
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Come by the Organic Garden for open volunteer hours and to meet Lisa, our new garden coordinator! Stop by for as long as you would like - we will be preparing the garden for winter and we would love to have you join us! No garden experience necessary.
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EVENT

Careers and the Outdoors

Wednesday, November 10
4:15pm - 5:15pm
BOC , 255 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011, United States
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Want to learn more about opportunities to lead trips with companies like NOLS, Overland, or Chewonki? Curious about how your outdoor experience applies to other jobs or industries? Just want a friendly environment to chat through the possibilities for what's next? Join Bowdoin Outing Club staff and CXD Peer Advisors on Wednesday, November 3rd, at 4:15 in the Schwarz Center for a cozy chat about opportunities and a chance to workshop your resume!
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EVENT

Open Garden Hours at the BOG!

Thursday, November 11
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Bowdoin Organic Garden (52 Harpswell Plot), 255 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011, United States
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Come by the Organic Garden for open volunteer hours and to meet Lisa, our new garden coordinator! Stop by for as long as you would like - we will be preparing the garden for winter and we would love to have you join us! No garden experience necessary.
RSVP

EVENT

The Falconer

Thursday, November 11
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Smith Auditorium, Sills Hall, 255 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011, United States
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This is the story of Rodney Stotts’ awe-inspiring struggle to provide Washington, D.C.’s underserved youth and endangered raptors with a safe haven for mutual healing and growth. As Rodney mentors a group of 16 to 18-year-olds whom the education system has failed, they will work to build flight cages for eagles on conservation land, a second chance for both the young people and the birds.

This is a story of second chances: for injured birds of prey, for an abandoned plot of land, for a group of teenagers who have dropped out of high school, and for Rodney himself. This intimate portrait film follows master falconer Rodney Stotts on his mission to build a bird sanctuary and provide access to nature for his stressed community. The Falconer weaves Rodney’s present-day mission with the story of his past, both of which are deeply rooted in issues of social and environmental injustice, and consistently orient the viewer to his worldview: nature heals.

A Story of Empowerment through Nature-- watch the trailer: http://www.thefalconerfilm.com/

This film has been brought to Bowdoin by the film's producer Annie Kaempfer '04.

The film screening is co-sponsored by The Baldwin Center for Learning and Teaching, the Bowdoin Outing Club, the departments of Education, and Cinema Studies, the Environmental Studies Program, the McKeen Center for the Common Good, and Sustainable Bowdoin.
Please be advised of the following protocols related to COVID-19:
• All non-Bowdoin affiliated attendees must provide proof of full vaccination prior to entering the lecture by: vaccination validation through the smartphone app Health Pass by CLEAR; or presentation of a CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card (actual card, photocopy, or mobile photo) along with valid state or federal ID.
• Attendees must wear a face covering at all times.
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