Upward Bound-Assateague

04/14/2014

Be a PAID Chesapeake Conservation Corps member with the Maryland Coastal Bays Program!! Application Deadline: April 18, 5 pm

Help protect Maryland's waterways. Gain a variety of experience in the environmental field. Earn a living stipend. Build your resume. Open to ages 18-25. Work alongside MCBP staff conducting SCIENCE, RESTORATION, CONSERVATION, & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. You'll work outside & at our NEW Maryland Coastal Bays Office located at 8219 Stephen Decatur Highway, Berlin, MD 21811.

For more information about the position, please contact Bill Mahoney at 410-213-2297 ext. 106 or [email protected].

To Apply: Follow link below

To see full MCBP CCC Position Description: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L7SBzXIscr0YS88dMBQiQhzUFpBpijCzEXcjZffm_98/edit

Position Start Date: August 26, 2014

Chesapeake Conservation Corps The Chesapeake Bay Trust is a non-profit grantmaking organization dedicated to environmental education and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. We believe people can be the difference and make change for the environment with community engagement and education.

03/22/2014

Take a look!!

Please note that this position is for persons within the local commuting area; government rental housing is NOT provided. Announcement closes 3/27.

03/26/2013

Hey, Upward Bound... remember Frederick Tutman from our "Get Out. Get Green. Get Paid." Youth Summit? Here he is in the Washington Post. Take a look!

“We essentially have a racially segregated environmental movement,” activist Van Jones says.

03/04/2013

Join us for a hike at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge with Underground RR historian Tony Cohen. Learn more about Harriet Tubman & the workings of the Underground RR. This amazing piece of history is right in our backyard! Register to join us on our Meetup site!

2013 is the 100 year anniversary of Harriet Tubman's passing and we decided to celebrate her life and accomplishments with a hike led by the amazingly talented historian Tony Cohen at Blackwater

01/22/2013

Get outside with Lester!
Join Outdoor Afro-Delmarva at www.meetup.com/outdoor-afro-delmarva

01/12/2013

Join our new Outdoor Afro Delmarva Meetup site! You could come along for an MLK Day hike at Assateague!

Outdoor Afro is a community that reconnects African-Americans with natural spaces and one another through recreational activities such as camping, hiking, biking, birding, fishing, gardening, skiing —

08/27/2011

Be safe!

07/30/2011

'What will you do with your wild, beautiful life?' asked Rue Mapp, founder of Outdoor Afro. Whatever it is, 'you have to be hungry for it,' urged Akiima Price, chief of education and programs for the New York Restoration Project. Follow your passion.

02/08/2011

check it out... are you gearing up for a green job??

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson gave the opening keynote address at the 2011 Good Jobs Green Jobs Conference on February 8, 2011.

01/22/2011

OK, Upward Bound... what do YOU know about TMDLs?? Let's see, Saturday!

When learning about approaches to keeping our coastal bays clean, some may feel as if they've dipped a big spoon into a bowl of alphabet soup. TMDLs, BMPs: What are they? And why should you care?

12/22/2010

People young and old, working individually, as families and side-by-side in our communities, to protect our Chesapeake and coastal bays. Making a conscious effort to become better stewards -- to do

12/17/2010

Happy Holidays from the Maryland Coastal Bays Program! You can help support our efforts to protect our coastal bays... make a tax-deductible donation at www.mdcoastalbays.org. We look forward to doing more great work in 2011. Happy New Year! 9919 Stephen Decatur Highway Ocean City, MD 2184