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The Hixon Center offers opportunities to students and faculty interested in research, internships, scholarships or career options in Urban Forestry or related fields. The following listings provide up-to-date information with regard to: ·
Research Awards Grant Awards in Urban Ecology Call for Proposals: Grant awards up to $5,000 are available to Yale students interested in conducting projects dealing with aspects of environmental science, policy or management in an urban context. Projects can range from archival or empirical research, writing, to applied practice-related activities. Projects involving summer internships are also a possibility. In the fall 2009 term, students must take a 3 credit project course to complete their research/project manuscript. Projects must be completed by December 2009. The award will be provided in 3 installments: $3,000 upon acceptance of the proposal; $1,000 upon enrollment in the project course in September; and the final $1,000 upon completion of the project course, and receipt of a minimum 10 page final report. Proposals should include maximum 3 page narrative and budget. Please direct proposals to colleen.murphy-dunning@yale.edu by March 5th, 2009. Successful applicants will be notified by March 24th, 2009. Gaboury Benoit Internships URI Community Forester Internship Description The Yale/Urban Resources Initiative (Yale/URI) is offering several community forester internship opportunities with the New Haven/Urban Resources Initiative (New Haven/URI) for the summer of 2008. New Haven/URI, in collaboration with the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (CFGNH), and with the Livable City Initiative (LCI), is implementing a city-wide Community Greenspace Program. URI's goal for this program is to foster community forestry stewardship through environmental restoration projects. URI seeks to work with community members to stabilize their neighborhoods through community driven environmental restoration projects, which provide an opportunity to unite neighborhoods socially while improving the biophysical environment. New Haven's Community Forestry program is conducted in cooperation with a variety of city agencies – LCI (a housing based agency), the Department of Parks, Recreation and Trees, and the Department of Public Works. The Community Greenspace Program encourages neighborhood organizations to undertake community-based, public as well as private stewardship efforts. Depending upon community interests and applications to this program, projects will include street tree plantings, park improvement projects, conversion of abandoned lots to “pocket” parks, as well as planting activities on private properties. New Haven/URI seeks to hire seven community foresters for the summer of 2008. The interns’ role in the Greenspace Program is to provide both technical and material support to communities. The exact nature of the work will depend upon the needs outlined in applications submitted by communities to the CFGNH. The community forestry interns will likely: train community members in conducting a neighborhood inventory, species choices, site selection, site preparation (including soil testing, erosion control measures, and enrichment through addition of compost), design for desired function/outcomes, tree maintenance (insect control, watering, mulching, pruning, etc), and planting methods. Training sessions will be conducted in small community workshops, as well as individual or small group activities. During the Spring semester, interns will participate in training events provided by faculty, staff and outside professionals to gain skills needed for working effectively in the community. Training events will include topics such as community forestry methods, soil remediation, landscape design, and habitat plantings. With this skill base interns will begin working with community groups and test techniques (key informant interviews, observational studies) in order to gain familiarity with the community they will work in for the duration of the summer. Qualifications: Skills in community organizing, participatory forestry, and restoration ecology are highly desired. However, most important is a willingness to engage citizens, work hard alongside them, and maintain a positive spirit in difficult conditions. Because community forestry requires input from representatives of many different organizations, an ability to work with varied organizations and individuals is essential. As documentation is an integral component of this project, excellent communication and writing skills are required. Internship Details Stipend: $7,700 Transportation: All URI interns will share the use of URI vehicles. If it is necessary to drive personal vehicles for business purposes, interns will be reimbursed for business miles. Other Requirements: Interns must have a valid driver's license. Interns must also have current permission to drive Yale vehicles. Length of Employment: May 13 - August 16 (14 weeks full time) Deadline for Application: April 1, 2008 Send a letter of intent and resume to: Colleen Murphy-Dunning, Director, Urban Resources Initiative or Chris Ozyck, URI Greenspace Manager (Students may email applications or hand deliver their applications to the URI office at 230 Prospect Street-3rd floor). For Further Information: If you require further information, please contact Chris Ozyck at (203) 432-6189 or Colleen Murphy-Dunning at (203) 432-6570. Urban
Forestry Mapping and Management Plans Program
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apply, send, fax, or email cover letter and resume to: Summer Environmental Education Internship in Crotona Park, New York NEEDED: This will be a very exciting summer at Crotona Park – we will be embarking on a lake restoration project, implementing a forest management plan, and hosting numerous concerts, films, arts events, and other public programs. Required qualifications:
Candidates must be self-directed, flexible, and able to work in a hectic environment. Preferred qualifications:
Intern stipend: We have applied for funding for this internship but will not receive confirmation until May. Please contact the coordinator (below) for more information. For more information, contact Katy Guimond, Nature Center Coordinator (and FES 2001 grad) at catherine.guimond@parks.nyc.gov. About Crotona Park: U.S. Community Forestry Research Fellowships The U.S. Community Forestry Research Fellowship (CFRF) Program provides fellowships to graduate students to support their fieldwork in communities in the United States, and also funds undergraduate internships and assistantships. Students at any institution of higher learning may apply to either the graduate or undergraduate program. While the graduate program is open to all students enrolled in degree-granting programs in the social sciences or related natural resource sciences, the undergraduate program is specifically for minority students. Applications should be submitted by February 3, 2003 and awards will be announced in mid April 2003. For more information, visit http://nature.berkeley.edu/community_forestry.
Since 1992, the Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ), at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has sponsored a Summer Intern Program through a cooperative agreement with the Environmental Careers Organization (ECO), a non-profit organization located in Boston. Students from all academic levels are eligible and will receive training on challenging science, engineering, management, education and policy-related projects at EPA. Because of the success of this initiative and the overwhelming response of organizations, the Community Intern Program will be available annually and will place 30 interns with local community organizations. Students must be citizens of the United States, its territories, or possessions, or lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. Students must register with ECO to participate. For more information, contact Jing Yang, Intern Coordinator for ECO at 617-426-4783, Ext. 129 or Renee Goins, EPA/ECO Intern Program Coordinator, (202-564-2598), E-Mail: goins.renee@epa.gov, or visit the program Web site at http://www.epa.gov/oeca/ej
The NFF Community Assistance Program (CAP) will provide “start-up” grants in the $5,000- 15,000 range, as well as basic resources, tools, and guidance, to newly-forming and recently-formed community groups nationwide to organize and engage more effectively in natural resource management issues on and around national forests and grasslands. The NFF will review CAP proposals on a quarterly basis, with the first round of proposals due for receipt no later than Wednesday, November 27, 2002. For more information, please visit the National Forest Foundation Web site or call Alexandra Kenny, Conservation Programs Officer at (202) 298-6740 ext. 3, or Doug Crandall in the at (202) 298-6740.
The Connecticut Tree Protective Association will award two scholarships to students who are pursuing degrees in either arboriculture or urban forestry. You must be a full-time student and be a resident of Connecticut. The deadline is November 15, 2003. For more information, visit www.ctpa.org.
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