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(09/P16) TRENTON - The Department of Environmental Protection is seeking the best and brightest scientists in New Jersey and elsewhere to serve on its Science Advisory Board being formed now to provide independent peer review and key guidance on a host of scientific and technical issues.

“Given the complex nature of many issues we consider, we recognize that the DEP’s long tradition of scientific excellence will be further enhanced by the expertise, experience and independent thinking of the highly trained professionals chosen to become members of our Science Advisory Board,” Acting Commissioner Mark N. Mauriello said.

Comprising up to 12 members, the Science Advisory Board will, at the Commissioner’s request, provide independent peer review and advice on scientific and technical issues associated with protecting public health, the environment and New Jersey’s natural resources. The Commissioner will appoint the Science Advisory Board members as well as up to 12 people for each of four standing committees: Ecological Processes, Public Health, Water Quality and Quantity, and Climate and Atmospheric Sciences.

The DEP began preparing last fall for the creation of the Science Advisory Board.

Under a protocol detailed in an administrative order signed by Commissioner Mauriello, the Science Advisory Board will submit its findings and recommendations to the Commissioner through the DEP’s Office of Science.

All prospective board members must have an advanced degree and extensive training, expertise and experience in scientific and technological fields related to all aspects of environmental protection.

Scientists interested either in serving on the Science Advisory Board and the standing committees or nominating colleagues are encouraged to visit the DEP’s Web site http://www.nj.gov/dep/sab/ for additional information and nomination forms.

Deadline for nominations is July 24.

1. Background

The Pollution Prevention Team of EPA Region 2 promotes P2 approaches by providing: Direct technical assistance; economic assistance; partnership building and outreach and education to communities within New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Water Champions Pilot Partnership is a Service/Learning Pollution Prevention program that seeks to recruit high school students to work in the community to achieve measurable reductions in water consumption and enhance overall quality of life in their community. This is achieved through four objectives: Enable schools to teach communities about responsible water management & WaterSense a Federal Partnership Program; Recruit retailers to participate in WaterSense; Gather data and calculate measurable results; and share project outcomes and expand recruitment. EPA R2 P2 Team hopes to recruit between 1-3 pilot partners to be Water Champions. It is the belief of the R2 P2 Team that students when given adequate direction, inspiration, guidance, information resources and ultimately recognition for good work done are a community's leading stewards!

2. Expectations

EPA R2 believes at least several initial factors are critical to achieving a working partnership. These include: a committed and knowledgeable High School Faculty Stewardship / Sustainability Coordinator or Contact; An interested, engaged and age appropriate critical mass of potential student Water Champions; A willingness to collaborate and experiment within a "pilot setting"; and general adminsitrative support and encouragement for the duration of the partnership.

3. Benefits

EPA R2 believes that Service/ Learning Approaches are ideal and complementary to achieving objectives within secondary schools in many types of communities. There has been a push within the education community to implement goal- based learning into the curriculum. The Water Champions Pilot is an effective means to integrate a real time, societally relevant goal-based project around responsible water managment into different institutional settings, perhaps a classroom course, or club setting, or another educational support group setting (e.g., within a museum, or botanical garden that has links to secondary schools). It is intended that the local Sustainability Coordinator will be given a point of contact within EPA R2, as well as have access to the regional WaterSense Program Coordinator. They will be given access to available information resources from the WaterSense program. In addition, EPA R2 hopes to try to develop a more extensive network of available professional resources and expertise as the pilot partnerhsips emerges over time. Some of these expertise and information resources might come from both the public and private sectors. In addition, the local Sustainability Cordinator would become aware of opportunities to apply for and compete for other P2 grant funding. EPA R2 also believes that succesful pilots that achieve results would be eligible for various forms of recognition. Each pilot has the potential to serve as a model for a larger strategy to promote P2 Service and Learning on a national scale.

4. Timeline

The P2 Team in the short-term is looking to recruit 1-3 pilot partnerships. The P2 Team would like to initiate 1-3 pilot partnerships by /during fall 2009. The partnership duration is rather open-ended consistent with the scope of the work to be carried out. It is likely that the partnership could extend beyond a full school year . The EPA P2 Team is available, consistent with our ongoing professional schedules, to give a more lengthy presentation to educators within school communities and other organizations, or appropriate educational /conference settings. Please lete us know whether there are any school districts or other organizations with a special interest in being a potential pilot community.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 212-637-3729. Below are the contacts for the Water Champions Partnership as well as some additional summary information.

5. Contact(S)

Walter Schoepf
Schoepf.Walter@EPA.Gov
212-637-3729

Lorne LaMonica
Lamonica.Lorne@EPA.Gov
212-637-3496

Joseph Bergstein
bergstein.Joseph@EPA.Gov
212-637-3890

SustainLane.com, a green online media company, recently launched a green jobs board: www.sustainlane.com/green-jobs. It contains hundreds of job listings from across the country, targeting employment opportunities that enhance sustainability. These include green jobs in traditional organizations and traditional jobs in green organizations -- from alternative energy specialists and LEED building construction workers to landscape architects and administrative positions at green companies and environmentally-focused non-profits.

In addition to hundreds of job openings, SustainLane’s green job board features tips and in-depth articles on:

If you have any questions or suggestions, don’t hesitate to contact me.

Adam Waks
Marketing Manager
SustainLane.com
870 Market Street, Suite 1011
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 392-5263 ext. 19
Fax: (267) 373-3296

President's new service initiative provides opportunity to get new volunteers for your program - act quickly!

President Obama will soon be announcing a Summer of Service campaign which offers a new and exciting opportunity to help you build up your roster of volunteers and raise awareness about volunteer monitoring and watershed stewardship. This week the President will be encouraging nonprofit organizations with a need for volunteers to register at www.serve.gov. On June 22, the President and his Cabinet will officially launch the Summer of Service and encourage Americans to volunteer for their communities. The President will direct potential volunteers to www.serve.gov to find local opportunities for service.

EPA is using this opportunity to promote volunteer monitoring and watershed stewardship. It is our hope that this Presidential initiative will encourage many more people to work to protect their watersheds.

Please consider registering your program at www.serve.gov. You may get contacted by a number of volunteers eager to help your organization. Think through what opportunities you might have for this summer, including monitoring workshops and events, debris cleanups, riparian restoration, community education, storm drain marking and other activities. If you want to sign up, you should do so as soon as possible, as a surge of web traffic is expected starting this week by both organizations and individuals looking to get involved in volunteering this summer. However, if you're not quite prepared for a whole new cadre of volunteers, or for reporting the results of your summer volunteer activities at www.serve.gov, you may not want to sign up at this time. One of the goals of this effort will be sustainable volunteerism, so if you're not ready to sign up this summer, you can always do so later on.

Please go to www.serve.gov to register your program or for more information.

Saturday June 27th 5:30 am-10 pm
Volunteer naturalists and biologists are needed to survey the 340+ acre Schiff Nature Preserve in Mendham. Schiff consists of Highlands forests, meadows, wetlands, and streams and is the largest non-profit run nature preserve in Morris County. Meals will be provided for volunteers. For more information, visit our website www.schiffnaturepreserve.org or call Executive Director Tanya Sulikowski at 973-543-6004.

Tanya Sulikowski
Executive Director
Schiff Nature Preserve
339 Pleasant Valley Road
Mendham, NJ 07945
phone 973-543-6004
fax 973-543-5464
www.schiffnaturepreserve.org

Stream Monitoring Across the Watershed
Monday, June 15th through Saturday, June 20th

Each year, staff members and volunteers from URWA collect samples of benthic macroinvertebrates,small critters whose presence indicate a stream's health, at various sites on the Peapack Brook, Rockaway Creek and the North Branch of the Raritan River. After the samples are analyzed by a state-certified laboratory to assess water quality and stream ecosystem health, the data is presented as a New Jersey Impairment Score.

Sites may be classified as non-impaired, moderately impaired or impaired. When biological monitoring indicates an impairment, URWA investigates local land uses and targets the site for chemical and metals testing to aid in a better understanding of the problem.

If you would like to become involved in this fun, important program, please contact us at (908) 234-1852 ext.12 or email ltheis@urwa.org [mailto:ltheis@urwa.org].
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Watershed Ambassadors' Stream Monitoring Training
Saturday, June 20th, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Raritan Valley Community College, East Building Room E109 (Park in Lot 6) Bring your field clothes, waders, and lunch on Saturday June 20th for the AmeriCorps Watershed Ambassadors' Stream Monitoring Training! We will go over visual and biological assessment techniques in the classroom as well as in the field. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in volunteering for URWA's stream monitoring program and a refresher course for those who are already familiar with the stream monitoring program.

For more information or to register, please contact Suzanne Skrzenski us at (908) 234-1852 ext. 18 or email Suzanne@urwa.org [mailto:Suzanne@urwa.org].

Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, Dept Health and Nutrition Sciences, Brooklyn, NY.

Seeking adjunct instructor for HNS 20 Health and Human Ecology (3 cr undergrad course) for fall 2009 (Tues/Thurs, 5:05-6:20 PM) beginning Tues, Sept 1 with final exam Tues, Dec 15, 3:30-5:30 PM as per college calendar.

Course described as: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENVIRONMENT and HUMAN HEALTH; FUNDAMENTALS OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION; theories of HUMAN adaptation to ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND POLICY; air, water, noise, and waste pollution; needs and responsibilities of the individual as AN INTEGRAL PART of the environment.

Expected class enrollment, n=35 students.

Background in environmental science/environmental health required; in addition, prior teaching experience or teaching assistant experience preferred. Collegial working environment with mentoring, as needed, available from full-time faculty.

Please send CV to Marlene Adelle, Administrative Assistant, Dept Health and Nutrition Sciences: marlenea@brooklyn.cuny.edu.

New Jersey Water Supply Authority (NJWSA) currently has an opened position as an Assistant Watershed Protection Specialist in our Watershed Protection Unit office in Somerville. Please refer to our NJWSA website-- http://www.njwsa.org/html/employment.html

Sally P. Kean
Administrative Assistant
NJWSA Watershed Protection Unit
74 East Main Street
Somerville, NJ 08876-2312
(908) 685-0315 X223
Fax: (908) 685-0195
www.raritanbasin.org and www.njwsa.org/wpu

The Department of Energy's Office of Science is funding teacher research internships through the DOE Academies Creating Teacher Scientists (DOE ACTS) program. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) teacher research program is an eight-week program over three summers that will allow teachers to work at NREL in a mentored research experience. This program is designed for classroom teachers and faculty at Community Colleges who teach science, math, or technology in grades 6–14.
http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/ACTS/about....

The Nature Conservancy needs your help this summer at one of the most unique nature preserves in New Jersey, the Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge.

What better place to volunteer your time this summer!

Are you a birder who wants to turn your observations into real-life protection efforts? Are you a student looking for experience in the world of conservation? Do you want to brush up on your birding skills while helping to protect vulnerable species? If so, then join Volunteer Coordinator, Alyssa Jones, and Stewardship Specialist, Moses Katkowski, for a workshop to learn the behavior, ecology, and threats to beach-nesting birds of the Atlantic Coast beach and dune system.

The Conservancy is also looking for volunteer Preserve Greeters at the Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge!

Volunteer Preserve Greeters help to ensure that visitors' entrance into The Nature Conservancy's Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge (CMMBR) is a welcoming experience. This is a great opportunity to meet and greet people as they enter the highly-visited refuge in Cape May, New Jersey. Reveal the historical and ecological wonders of the preserve to visitors as they enter the site. Brush up on your birding skills while you help out our busy program! Shifts are needed throughout the summer.

For more information, call Alyssa at 609-861-4120.

We look forward to your help keeping this preserve one of the best natural places in NJ!

Alyssa Jones
Volunteer Program Coordinator
alyssa_jones@tnc.org
(609) 861-4120
nature.org

The Nature Conservancy
Delaware Bayshores Program
2350 Route 47
Delmont, NJ 08314

Assistant Volunteer Monitoring Coordinator
Volunteer Monitoring Program
Water Monitoring and Standards

The Volunteer Monitoring Program is seeking a technical assistant to the Volunteer Monitoring Network for overall support of the data management system and development quality assurance and procedure documents and outreach materials.

The program is seeking someone able to aid the Volunteer Monitoring Coordinator. The position requires 50% of their time dedicated to the data management system, 25% of their time relates to working on developing water quality monitoring operating procedures, translating government documents for the lay community, working on lab certification program, assisting with training, conferences and 25% of the time is dedicated to the overall management of the volunteer monitoring program, including development and review of a quality assurance plans for monitoring activities, data collection standardization, training development and other tasks as needed.

College degree required and 2 or more years in the environmental field. Must be willing to with a team and independently. Must have knowledge of NJ watersheds, water quality monitoring, experience working with volunteers, database management, and GPS and GIS experience a plus. Must have drivers license and own vehicle. This is a part time position totally 944 hours of service. Pay will be based upon experience. Some weekend work may be required. For more information contact Danielle Donkersloot at 609-633-9241 or Danielle.Donkersloot@dep.state.nj.us.

TEACHER-NATURALIST, Full Time
New Jersey Audubon Society (NJAS) Plainsboro Preserve
80 Scotts Corner Road, Cranbury NJ 08512

The teacher-naturalist has duties primarily in the education branch of the NJAS mission. In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, this position requires taking an active role in promoting New Jersey Audubon Society as a membership-based conservation organization. Supervisor: Plainsboro Preserve Sanctuary Director

Duties and Responsibilities:
Teach, plan, develop, and schedule natural history programs for schools, special interest groups, nature camps, the general public, and family programs.
Carry out administrative duties including program registration, sending out follow-up materials and supply purchases.
Care, feeding, and well being of our live animals that are presented for educational purposes.
Assist with the design and maintenance of exhibits.
Promote NJAS and Plainsboro Preserve programs by preparing flyers to post. Preparing press releases in a timely fashion.
Representing NJAS to the general public and to members at conferences, nature fairs and other gatherings.
Assist Sanctuary Director with the training and supervision of volunteer staff involved in education or public interface.
Interact with visitors to the center through answering inquiries about the natural world and NJAS, as well as aiding in the retail operations of the Center.
Help with care and maintenance of the grounds, gardens, and trail system as needed.
Interact with other New Jersey Audubon staff to promote statewide education initiatives.
Network with local organizations to promote the mission of New Jersey Audubon Society.

In addition the above, the Teacher-Naturalist will work with other staff on all projects or tasks necessary for the good order of the facility.

Qualifications:
Natural history knowledge of New Jersey habitats and teaching experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Writing samples required on application.
Spirit of cooperation and teamwork.
Punctual and professional with good time management skills.
Basic computer literacy in PC programs.
Interpersonal skills.
Able to take ownership for areas of responsibility and demonstrate initiative.
Able to accept direction and constructive criticism.
B.A. or B.S. in the sciences or education, preferred.

Starting Date: Immediate
Salary: Competitive and Commensurate with experience.
Application Deadline: Position will be posted until filled.
Resumes with cover letters to: Sean Grace, Sanctuary Director, NJAS Plainsboro Preserve via email to sean.grace@njaudubon.org

Taking the Pulse of our Planet: Volunteers Needed to Track Seasonal Signs of Climate change

Volunteers across the nation are being recruited to get outdoors and help track the effects of climate on seasonal changes in plant and animal behavior.

The USA-National Phenology Network (USA-NPN), a consortium of government, academic and citizen-scientists, is launching a new national program built on volunteer observations of flowering, fruiting and other seasonal events. Scientists and resource managers will use these observations to track effects of climate change on the Earth's life-support systems.

"This program is designed for people interested in participating in climate change science, not just reading about it," said USA-NPN Executive Director and U.S. Geological Survey scientist Jake Weltzin. "We encourage everyone to visit the website (www.usanpn.org) and then go outside and observe the marvelous cycles of plant and animal life."

Phenology is the study of the seasonal cycles of plant and animals, such as plants sprouting, flowering and fruiting, and animals reproducing, migrating and hibernating. Changes in these patterns, caused by climate change or other factors, can significantly affect human economies and health. In some areas, such changes have already imperiled species, such as in the disappearance of some wildflowers from near Walden Pond, home of the famed 19th-century naturalist Henry David Thoreau.

The USA-NPN monitoring program harnesses the power of people and the Internet to vastly increase the data available to scientists and the public alike, Weltzin said. The program provides easy-to-use methods to track the life cycles of nearly 200 species of plants, and will begin monitoring animals next year.

Mark D. Schwartz, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and chair of the USA-NPN board of directors, said monitoring changes in seasonal events across large areas helps researchers forecast the effects of global climate change on plants, animals, and ecosystems.

Among other uses, data collected by USA-NPN will help resource managers predict wildfires and pollen production, detect and control invasive species, monitor droughts, and assess the vulnerability of various plant and animal species to climate change.

The USA-NPN, based at The University of Arizona in Tucson, is built upon partnerships among citizen scientists, government agencies, nongovernment organizations, academic researchers, educators and the public. The rapidly expanding network includes collaborations among the U.S. Geological Survey, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, The University of Arizona, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and The Wildlife Society. Project BudBurst, a major partner of the USA-NPN, is launching its second season of plant phenology monitoring at www.budburst.org.

Link to press release: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2151

A message to all members of Earth Day

Earth Day Network is looking for a responsive, talented, proactive, and willing-to-learn intern to be in charge of growing our online social network presence. Past interns have been responsible for blogging, starting online groups, managing volunteers, and developing marketing and policy campaigns, among many other exciting tasks. And although we are based in Washington, DC, you can work remotely! We offer college credit recognition if your institution allows for it.

If you are interested, please contact Raquel Garcia at garcia@earthday.net.

The EDN Team

Visit Earth Day at: http://earthday.ning.com

The New Green Careers Resource Guide (January 2009 edition) can be downloaded as a pdf ebook at no cost.
Or if you prefer, email the contact listed below and ask to have the new resource guide emailed to you.

Sections of the new guide include:
Sustainability and Going Green
What is a Green Career?
Green Employment Statistics
Where are the Green Jobs?
What Occupations?
Online Occupational Information Resources
Top Mainstream Job Boards
Green/Environmental Career Resources and Job Boards
Industry/Occupation Specific Resources and Associations
The Hidden Job Market
Competing for a Job
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Jim Cassio
198 Willow Creek Drive
Folsom, CA 95630
Phone: (916) 984-9615
jim7@cassio.com
www.cassio.com

Download the free Green Careers Resource Guide - designed to assist career development professionals, but also of use to self-directed students, career explorers, job seekers, and career changers. This downloadable guide was originally developed by Jim Cassio for attendees of the 2007 International Career Development Conference, and in response to positive feedback, Cassio has made it publicly available.
http://www.cassio.com/FreeResourceGuides.htm

Careers in Renewable Energy, by Gregory McNamee, guides job seekers to the thousands of employers in this growing field. Useful for adults ready to retool their careers as well as students looking for green-collar opportunities, the book lists 50 schools that are leaders in renewable energy education, along with other resources. Published by PixyJack Press, a 100% solar- and wind-powered independent publisher in Colorado. http://eelink.net/cgi-bin/ee-link/newclick/7652129

Green Theory & Praxis: The Journal of Ecopedagogy is seeking reviewers for books on K-12 environmental education. The editor will select the books and provide copies to reviewers. If you’re interested, contact Jeri Pollock at jeri.pollock@canteiros.org
http://eelink.net/cgi-bin/ee-link/newclick/7652123

The NAAEE EE-Link Web site (eelink.net) offers thousands of resources in hundreds of categories for people seeking information about the environment, including a growing jobs service and weekly report! The EE Jobs Report is sent to over 1200 subscribers every Monday morning and lists the newest jobs added during that week. Subscribe by sending an email to jobs-report-subscribe@naaee.org
Learn more: http://eelink.net/cgi-bin/ee-link/newclick/7652095

National Parks Service program provides opportunities for teachers from schools with diverse student populations to have well-rounded work experiences in national parks. Selected teachers spend the summer working as park rangers and develop lesson plans based on their experience for use in the classroom.
http://eelink.net/cgi-bin/ee-link/newclick/5781220

Download the free Green Careers Resource Guide - designed to assist career development professionals, but also of use to self-directed students, career explorers, job seekers, and career changers. This downloadable 40+ page document was originally developed by Jim Cassio for attendees of the 2007 International Career Development Conference, and in response to positive feedback, Cassio has made it publicly available.
http://eelink.net/cgi-bin/ee-link/newclick/3743186

National parks enrich the lives of many in this nation. They provide access to the powerful ideas, values, and meanings associated with the remarkable cultural, natural, and recreational heritage of the United States. The National Park Service (NPS) strives to provide opportunities for all Americans to connect to their national heritage through the national parks. However, these opportunities are lacking for some - often due to a variety of social and economic factors.

The Teacher to Ranger to Teacher (TRT) Program offers a solution, by linking National Park units with teachers from low income school districts. Under this program, selected teachers spend the summer working as park rangers, often living in the park. They perform various duties depending on their interests and the needs of the park, including developing and presenting interpretive programs for the general public, staffing the visitor center desk, developing curriculum-based materials for the park, or taking on special projects.

Then, during the school year, these teacher-rangers bring the parks into the classroom by developing and presenting curriculum-based lesson plans that draw on their summer's experience. In April, during National Park Week, teacher-rangers wear their NPS uniforms to school, discuss their summer as a park ranger, and engage students and other teachers in activities that relate to America's national parks.

For additional information about the Teacher Ranger program go to http://www.nps.gov/wupa/forteachers/trt.htm.

1. new free online resource guide - good intro and overview of diversity of green career opp's

New Green Careers Resource Guide
Download the free Green Careers Resource Guide - designed to assist career development professionals, but also of use to self-directed students, career explorers, job seekers, and career changers. This downloadable 40+ page document was originally developed by Jim Cassio for attendees of the 2007 International Career Development Conference, and in response to positive feedback, Cassio has made it publicly available.

http://eelink.net/cgi-bin/ee-link/newclick/3097210
- you have to jump through a couple hoops at this link to reach the resource but it's worth it

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080122/NEWS01/301220039
Green Classes in Cincinnati Public Schools
- class curriculum focuses on green and env career prep

www.princeton.edu/~oa/jobs/careeroe.html

www.enviroeducation.com/careers-jobs/

www.ecobusinesslinks.com/environmental_jobs.htm

www.environmentalcareer.com/

www.ecoemploy.com/jobs/

www.ecojobs.com/index.php

To view job postings, visit: http://eelink.net/eejobsdatabase.html
To submit a job to the database: http://eelink.net/cgi-bin/ee-link/add_job.cgi