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Description
Like working outdoors? Want to get exposure to the nonprofit and environmental community in the Portland-Vancouver metro area? Interested in environmental restoration and education? Join our summer EnviroCorps field team as a member or team leader, and these are just a few of the adventures that might await you:
* Enhancing some of the fifty miles of scenic trails in Portland's 5,000 acre Forest Park
* Front- and back-country camping while performing habitat restoration on an island in the Columbia River
* Helping school children learn about sustainable building practices, natural resources or salmon lifecycles at festivals
* Leading at-risk youth in restoration projects
* Facing the challenge of eradication of non-native invasive plant species by injecting the insidious Japanese knotweed plant
Positions start March 22 (leader) and March 26 (member). Benefits include a monthly stipend, health insurance, a $2,362.50 AmeriCorps education scholarship, loan forbearance, childcare allowance and many training opportunities.
Apply today at www.northwestserviceacademy.org!