[job] Two Positions Open at Snohomish Conservation District

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Please see attached job descriptions for an
* Outreach Assistant
* Youth Educator

1) Outreach Assistant
TERMS:
1-year contract, part-time hourly (not to exceed 30 hrs/week), with benefits. Opportunity for extension, pending available funding. Salary: $14-$22 per hour, depending on experience
Start date: April 15, 2015
Deadline to apply: March 11, 2015 at 4:00pm

Snohomish Conservation District announces a position opening for an Outreach Assistant in their Lake Stevens, Washington office. The Outreach Assistant supports an active and on-going education and outreach program that reaches farm and rural landowners, engages the public at events, and produces quality publications and products. The assistant primarily works with District staff to implement existing programs and help develop new outreach materials and strategies. The programs are geared towards landowners (urban, rural, agricultural, etc.) who reside within the boundaries of the Snohomish Conservation District, which includes most of Snohomish County and Camano Island. This position will assist with promoting District programs, organizing and helping to facilitate events, developing content and media, and supporting other projects as needed.

2) Education Educator
TERMS:
Permanent, part-time, with benefits. $20-25/hr, DOE
Varied hours: Avg. 30hrs/week during Sept-June, 0-10 hrs/week during July-August Start Date of April 15, 2015 Application Due Date: March 11, 2015

The person selected will: be an inspiring and respectful mentor; provide high quality instruction in environmental education to youth; coordinate meaningful outdoor activities; develop a classroom climate that provides for student motivation, welfare, and control; develop curriculum to meet and exceed standards; complete course assessment activities, documentation and reporting; and promote partnerships and stewardship opportunities among school districts, educators, partners, and jurisdictions. Supervised by Information and Education Coordinator and Community Engagement Manager
OutreachAssistant2015FINAL (2).pdf
YouthEd2015Final (1).pdf

UW Environmental Career Fair

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The 2015 Environmental Career Fair will be held on February 25, 2015, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM in Mary Gates Hall Commons.

Open to all UW students, the UW Environmental Career Fair is an opportunity to explore careers in environmental and natural resources fields. The Environmental Career Fair features employers from the nonprofit, government, and private sectors with career-level positions and internships.

Questions about the career fair can be sent to envjobs@uw.edu.

For more Information: http://coenv.washington.edu/students/undergraduate/internships-careers/uw-environmental-career-fair/

Hidden Trails & Shifting Landscapes this Saturday at Seward

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Family Nature Walk: Seward Park’s Hidden Trails
Saturday, February 21
10:00pm – 11:30am
Cost: $10 

All Ages

If you go down to the woods today you’re sure of a big surprise… Get off the beaten paths of Seward Park and discover some of its hidden beauty. Ed will show you an eagle’s nest atop Seattle’s oldest tree plus other interesting park features. This is a great chance to get the family outdoors exploring the natural world. Purchase tickets online at BrownPaperTickets.com.

Urban Naturalist Series: Shifting Landscapes
Saturday, February 21
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Cost: $5 adults
Did you know that at less than 13,000 years old, the landscape of the Puget Sound is classified as “immature”? And that you can view one of the city’s only earthquake scarps on a side trail in Seward Park? Or that Seattle was covered by a sheet of ice five times the height of the Space Needle? Naturalist Ed Dominguez shares exciting stories of how our landscape came to be and how the region is still being transformed. Purchase tickets online at BrownPaperTickets.com.

Climate Change Video Contest

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$5,000 1st place prize, UW Climate Change Video Contest!

Climate change is already shaping the world you’ll inherit. It will impact all aspects of society and the environment, affecting each of us in a variety of ways. So the University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences wants to know: What does climate change mean to you? In three minutes or less, show us on the big screen!

For more information: https://apps.sefs.uw.edu/video/

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[course] Peru Exploration Seminar Upcoming Info Sessions

Looking to explore another country this summer? 

ENVIR 496 or BIOL493: Andes to Amazon: Biodiversity, conservation, and sustainability in Peru

Join us in the PoE Commons on Wed. Feb. 18 from 2-3 PM, and again on Friday Feb 27 from 1-2 PM to learn more about the 2015 peru Exploration Seminar!

More information on the program, application, costs, etc. can be found at the UW IPE website:

http://studyabroad.washington.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10738

and the course website: http://students.washington.edu/timbillo/

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

[internship] Solid Waste Summer Intern

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Looking for a summer internship?

Assist Public Works Solid Waste and Recycling staff members in their duties, thereby providing the Public Works Intern the opportunity to learn about the solid waste management profession and the functions and activities of a Public Works Department.

Maximum Salary: $14.21 per hour

Closes: March 08, 2015 at 5:00 PM

More information: https://apply.govjobstoday.com/JobAnnouncement.aspx?jid=4106

[course] Environmental Education

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Environmental Education for Liberation

EDUC 401K

SLN: 13587

Facilitators: Katie-Rose Taulbee  (taulbee@uw.edu) and Ashley Young (ashyoung@uw.edu)

  • Date/Time: Wed 3:30-4:50pm
  • Location: MGH 228
  • Class Start Date:  TBA

Environmental Education for Liberation

This course examines environmental education (EE) as a tool to free students and teachers of any age from the constraints of current systems. During this seminar students will dig into the research and literature supporting environmental education as vital to our development and health as humans. We will practice the skills and tools necessary to effectively teach environmental education in a various settings and dig deep into some case studies of effective environmental education that is liberating students’ minds as well as their communities.

In addition to the seminar students have the opportunity to work with one of several amazing environmental organizations or school gardens.