Soundwatch is a successful and internationally acclaimed education and monitoring program working to reduce vessel disturbance to orcas and other marine wildlife in the Salish Sea region of Washington State (USA) and British Columbia (Canada).
Soundwatch needs interns to help conduct seasonal vessel patrols, educate boaters on regional/federal guidelines and regulations and collect data while monitoring vessel activities around whales.
Website: http://www.whalemuseum.org
The Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF) is looking for two students to fill the brand new Creative Assistant and Development Assistant positions. T
he Creative Assistant will facilitate design, implementation and production of various branding and communication endeavors for the CSF in the 2014-2015 school year, including but not limited to stickers, letterhead, banners, etc. T
he Development Assistant will help the CSF broaden its revenue base and increase its ability to fund projects by researching grant opportunities and completing at least one grant application on behalf of the fund during their employment.
Job descriptions and links to the applications can be found at http://f2.washington.edu/csf/news/we-are-hiring.
Questions about the positions should be directed to csfcoord@uw.edu. Thanks!
Attention Graduates!
The City of Seattle is launching a new Equity & Environment Initiative to advance racial and environmental equity in our community. The Office of Sustainability & Environment has created a new position, Equity & Environment Program Manager, to work with City departments and offices and community partners to move the needle on equity in Seattle’s environmental work.
We are looking for someone who combines strong management, policy, and stakeholder engagement skills with experience working on racial equity and/or environmental justice.
If you or someone you know matches this description, please encourage them to visit http://ow.ly/I6CMF to learn more and apply.
The posting is scheduled to close 2/17/15.
For more information: http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/REU.html
Beginning February 2, the University of Washington will be competing for the third year in RecycleMania—a friendly tournament where national college campuses compete during the course of eight weeks to see which can reduce, reuse and recycle the most on-campus waste. The UW will take on nationwide universities, including Pac-12 rivals Arizona State University, Stanford, University of Oregon and Washington State University. Leading the charge for the UW Recycling department is a student committee consisting of ten students organized by UW Housing & Food Services, Students Expressing Environmental Dedication (SEED) and UW Recycling.
During the kick-off week of February 2, UW mascots will make appearances during a donut giveaway tabling event in Red Square: Dubs (the official live mascot of the University) and Sqwatch (from the Office of Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability).
Interactive events scheduled to take place throughout the duration of the competition include the Display Your Trash Challenge, which encourages individuals to demonstrate how little waste they generate by carrying their bagged trash with them for one day and challenging their friends to do the same.
In March, the campus community will have the opportunity to enter an art contest based on the use of found and recyclable materials. There will also be chances to win prizes through an Instagram photo contest, a recycling and compost pledge, and a recycling quiz.
Schools compete in 11 categories to see which can recycle the most paper, cardboard, cans and bottles, and food waste on a per capita basis; which can produce the least amount of waste; and which recycles the largest percentage of their overall waste stream.
Updated rankings published online each Friday allow schools to track their progress and rally to improve their standings against rival colleges. The competition runs through March 28, with final results to be announced in mid-April.
To learn more about RecycleMania at UW and their scheduled events, follow them on Facebook.