REPRESENT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN THE EPA’S CAMPUS RAINWORK CHALLENGE
Form a student team to work together towards creating a green infrastructure project design plan for stormwater management on campus! 

Position Dates:  Oct 2012 – May 2013 (part-time)
Position Description: As an SCA (Student Conservation Association) crew leader you will serve as a teacher, supervisor, and role model for your crew. 

The Geoduck Research Project is looking for field volunteers on:
Wednesday, September 12: meet at 3:30am
Thursday, September 13: meet at 4:30am
Friday, September 14: meet at 4:45am

No experience necessary! 

[volunteer]: After School Nature Club Volunteer (Mercer Slough Environmental Education Ctr)

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• Environmental Education:  Assist Nature Club Teachers in sharing the environment of the Mercer Slough Nature Park with students.   

[volunteer]: Polliwog Preschool Volunteer (Mercer Slough Environmental Education Ctr)

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• Early Childhood Education: Assist Polliwog Preschool Teachers in providing learning experiences for preschool-age students, including interacting with students during free play times, modeling and reinforcing positive behaviors, and engaging students in investigations, imaginative play, and cooperative interactions with other students. 

Still need a course for autumn quarter? Interested in Environmental Ed? See below! – poe advisers.
Are you interested in learning more about the world of K-12 education?
Thinking of teaching as a possible career? 

The UW Athletic Department is seeking volunteers to help promote their sustainability efforts during UW’s first football game at CenturyLink Field on September 1st at 7:30pm.
Volunteers will engage fans, ask them to complete surveys and direct fans to the CenturyLink recycle and compost stations. 

The Seattle Architecture Foundation would like to extend a special invitation to University students in the Seattle area to explore our 15th Annual Architectural Model Exhibit.  Our exhibit theme this year, Natural Systems/Emergent Forms, explores the current projects of local Seattle Architectural Firms in which the natural environment is integrated into high-tech design.  

(photo credit: Suncor Energy)
Here are some of the articles, websites and documentaries I’ll be digging into ahead of the trip:
The Canadian Oil Sands: Economic savior or environmental disaster? | UW Bevan Series | David Schindler (Click here for a video of the talk.)
Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math | Rolling Stone | Bill McKibben
The Canadian Oil Boom | National Geographic | Robert Kunzig (text) & Peter Essick (photography)
Cry Wolf | DeSmogBlog | Carol Linnitt
Game Over for the Climate | The New York Times | James Hansen
Secrets to Norway’s Petro-Wealth: Lessons for Canada? 

[internship] – Environmental Health & Safety Internship (Glass Bottle/Jar Manufacturer)

We are a manufacturer of glass bottles and jars located in the Seattle SODO district. We are interested in recruiting for an intern to assist our Environmental Health and Safety manager.