University of Illinois selects UW’s Phyllis Wise as Urbana-Champaign chancellor 

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WHAT  ICO is a completely autonomous (all-volunteer led) organization whose mission is to connect local adults with under-served schools in order to enjoy, protect and explore the natural world.  WHO  Adult volunteers commit to leading or attending five, monthly trips with established partnerships through Seattle Public Schools during the school year.HOW Training is provided.  

Sustainability Research Intern
 
Sustainable Business Consulting (SBC) is a Seattle-based consulting firm that delivers improved profitability through sustainable business practices. We believe that business is the best way to solve the huge financial, social, and environmental challenges facing our world today.
  

[job]: Full Circle Farms Environmental Project Consultant/Outreach Specialist 

Dear Student,
Are you an Innovator, Politico, Technician or Storyteller (or maybe a combination of a few)?  Your passion and skills are needed to drive creative clean energy solutions on your campus and in your community. 

[Course]: CFR 521D Yakama Nation Autumn 2011

This course (for full information, click on the link above) is a two-credit, overnight field-trip to the Yakama Nation on October 6 and 7. 

State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Basics and Beyond August 24th9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Issaquah, WACost: $150/$150* Instructor: Annie Szvetecz & Neil Aaland, AICP The basic overview section is designed to provide participants with a general overview of the purpose of SEPA, the procedural requirements of the SEPA rules, and how SEPA can be used in decision-making.  

We are continuing our investigation of the ecological effects of geoduck clam aquaculture on beaches in Puget Sound. We’ll be doing a variety of work over the next two months: collecting/preserving benthic core samples, photo-quadrats, epibenthic pump and excavation samples, crab and fish tagging and tissue collection. 

Volunteer Naturalists Needed!
Interested in fish? Good with people?
Sign up to be a volunteer naturalist on the Cedar River this fall. Naturalists will receive training from fish, interpretative and watershed experts in September and early October, and in return spend three weekend days making riverside presentations to the public about the Cedar River and its spawning salmon. 

If you are still looking for a summer internship and are interested in the project listed below, please contact Patti Southard at King County’s GreenTools program at: patti.southard@kingcounty.gov

The ZHomes project (http://www.z-home.org/ – the first net zero energy homes complex in the Country) is being pioneered by a private public, non-profit partnership.