Summer job opportunities Looking for a job in Burlington? Join VPIRG’s summer outreach team! —- Make $4,000-$8,000 over the summer —- —- Travel across beautiful Vermont —- —- Build grassroots support for global warming solutions — APPLY ONLINE: www.vpirg.org/canvassjob CONTACT: students@vpirg.org or (802) 595- 2826 for more information.
The Community Sailing Center (CSC), right here in Burlington, will host an intern for the summer (May to July/August). The intern will be a primary person with whom students and community partners have first-hand contact at the CSC. Therefore, the intern must be friendly, courteous, and knowledgeable of the rules, regulations, and operations of the […]
Continue readingThe Lowell Center for Sustainable Production at the University of Massachusetts Lowell announces the “Greener Studio Challenge” – a competition for New England college, university and art school students. Open to students attending colleges, universities and art schools in New England, the Greener Studio Challenge is a competition and exhibit exploring the creation of: (A) Works […]
Continue reading2015 STUDENT GRANT OPPORTUNITY Laderman Student Grant The New England Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER-NE) is offering two student grants to support research and studies in the field of ecological restoration. The Laderman Student Grant is dedicated in honor of Aimlee Laderman, ecologist, life-long educator, and founding member of SER-NE. Grant Amount: […]
Continue readingVermont SWEEP Spring Gathering Please reserve the first of April (no fooling!) to join the Vermont SWEEP community for an evening of presentations, workshops, resource sharing, and of course, great food! When: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2015, From 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm Where: COMMON GROUND CENTER, 473 TATRO ROAD, Starksboro, VT 05487 Agenda Highlights Registration, Refreshments & Networking Welcome & Meeting […]
Continue readingI wanted to extend an invitation to Night Out at the Cluse–a special dinner to raise funds for our MobilityShare program. Here’s the scoop. On Friday, March 27th, at 7pm we’re hosting a family-style, 5-course meal at the Penny Cluse Cafe (it’s not every day you get to eat dinner at the Cluse!). Tickets are $100 […]
Continue readingThe following is a job posting for ECHO: Position Title: Voices for the Lake (VFL) Project Manager Reports To: ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain (ECHO), which serves as the “backbone” organization for the project, conducted in partnership with the Center for Earth Ministry, All Souls Interfaith Gathering (CEM). FLSA Status: Exempt Position Length: Two year, grant funded […]
Continue readingBread Loaf Orion Environmental Writers’ Conference Middlebury College Bread Loaf Campus in Ripton, VT June 1 – 7, 2015 APPLY NOW! PROGRAM Bread Loaf Orion is an annual, week-long writers’ conference designed to hone the skills of people interested in producing literary writing about the environment and the natural world. The conference incorporates a model […]
Continue readingJoin Sandy Wilmot, Climate Change Program Manager with the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, & Recreation next Thursday, March 19th, at 12pm for a lunchtime webinar on climate change and Vermont’s forests. CLICK HERE for more info and to sign up! Forests are an invaluable economic and environmental resource of Vermont. Climate change will likely […]
Continue readingSodexo, a world leader providing integrated facilities management and foodservice operations, today announced the hiring of Anne Rowell of Crafsbury as the director of its “Vermont First” local food initiative. Rowell – a Vermont native, Middlebury College graduate, and local food advocate – will lead Sodexo’s program to help grow the local food economy and […]
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