Chesapeake Conservation Corps Members

~ Youth sought for the Chesapeake Conservation Corps ~

Increasing access and opportunities to green careers and educating and training the next generation of stewards on how best to manage and protect our environment is crucial to restoring our region’s natural resources.

To help meet those needs, the Chesapeake Bay Trust (CBT) provides young adults with hands-on environmental and leadership experience through its Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program. The Corps Program places young adults (ages 18-25) with nonprofit or government agencies for one-year terms of service in the Chesapeake Bay region.

The purpose of the Corps is to:

1. Enable young adults to work with organizations and communities throughout the Mid-Atlantic region on issues surrounding the Chesapeake Bay.
2. Prepare young adults for future green careers through leadership and training opportunities including on-the-job experience, conferences, trainings, grant writing and project management. 
3. Increase the capacity of organizations to develop and implement programs and projects.

Position Overview

CBT is soliciting applicants for the Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program. Each year, the Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program places young adults (ages 18-25) with nonprofit or government agencies to work fulltime in the environmental field for a one-year term of paid service in the Chesapeake Bay region.

This year, CBT anticipates placing around 30-35 Corps Members throughout the Mid-Atlantic region for a paid year of service ($17,000) beginning on August 22, 2017.

Responsibilities & Training Activities

• Participants receive hands-on green job and leadership experience through on-the-ground experience leading and assisting with projects and programs for their host sites, extensive trainings hosted by the Trust and other service-learning opportunities including grant writing and project management. This initiative is supported by the Trust, Constellation Energy, the National Park Service and the state of Maryland.
• The purpose of the Corps Program is:
  • To enable young adults to work with host organizations and communities throughout the Mid-Atlantic region on issues surrounding the Chesapeake Bay, and
  • To provide leadership and green training opportunities for young adults pursuing environmental careers including conferences, trainings, grant writing, project management and others.
• Corps members will work full-time on projects and programs in the realms of environmental restoration, community engagement, environmental education, energy conservation, sustainable agriculture and forestry that will promote and sustain the Bay and its surrounding environment as well as provide young adults with the opportunities to gain career skills and become more engaged through meaningful community service.

To Apply

• Applications must be submitted through the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s online system by April 14, 2017 at 5:00 pm. Please be sure to click here to apply! 
• For any questions about becoming a volunteer or about the Chesapeake Conservation Corps, contact Senior Program Officer Tara Baker.