Student Conservation Association

🪚 Cut through the noise and take a moment to learn more about becoming a certified sawyer! It's not just about chopping wood! Certified sawyers are highly trained outdoor professionals who are the only ones authorized to operate a saw throughout the National Forest System. They are in high demand, especially in spring and summer, for maintaining recreation trails and clearing hazardous trees for wildland fire and fire prevention. The SCA is proud to partner with the USDA Forest Service Saw Program. Looking to make the cut? Learn more about this exciting career and how the SCA can help you get started. #JoinTheCrew 🪚 WATCH: "Making the Cut" 👇

Hey Boo..... Join the crew! The SCA is looking for Field Leaders to supervise and train crew members working on conservation projects at public lands across the country. Along the way, you’ll gain experience and expertise in trail building, habitat restoration, fire management and more. See the open positions: https://lnkd.in/gG2rx4Mh

SCA Alum Nicole Blaser got her start in conservation while an SCA crew member building trails at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Florida. Now she's blazing her own in the outdoor space as the co-founder of the KARUNA PROJECT, a boutique adventure travel company that aims to empower the global communities impacted by tourism. She spoke with Canvas Rebel Magazine about her mission to put tourist dollars in the hands of locals vs. big business.

🦇 Bat-tastic! 🦇 It's #BatWeek, and we're showing some love to these powerhouse pollinator pest-eaters with a nod to the conservation efforts of SCA interns at USDA Forest Service - Klamath National Forest in Yreka, California and Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, Colorado. Hey boo... #JoinTheCrew. 👻 #BatsAreTheBest #SaveTheBats #SpookySeason

Today is the #InternationalDayOfClimateAction! October also happens to be #CleanEnergyActionMonth... 💡🌬️☀️🌊💚 The SCA is always looking for ways to protect the planet and the communities we serve. Out in the field, our SCA crew members learn that, when taken together, individual actions can have a huge impact. Wondering how you can make a difference? 👀 Check out this list of 10 actions you could take starting today. (Bonus Action: #JoinTheCrew 💪)

We're delighted to announce the appointment of Zachary B.olick as our new Vice President of Partnerships! A three-time SCA program participant. Bolick joined the organization full-time in 2015 and has served in various roles, most recently as Senior Director of Partnership Operations. Prior to joining the SCA, he worked for the National Parks Conservation Association and as a seasonal park ranger for numerous federal land management agencies.

Hats off to the SCA Natural Resource Steward who participated in educating the public and improving primitive campsites around Lows Lake this summer in Adirondack Park, New York State! Adirondack Park Agency Paddle your way into a career in conservation and #JoinTheCrew. More on the improved Lake access from Adirondack Explorer. 👇

85% of young people report being worried about climate change The Climate Mental Health Network is opening up a digital space for youth to connect around the distress caused by the climate crisis. Join in tomorrow at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Looking for a next-level solution? #JoinTheCrew at the SCA and get started making a difference in the world around you. 

The SCA Pacific Northwest (PNW) Roving Trail Corps crew participated in this effort to improve hundreds of miles of trail in the USDA Forest Service Wallowa Whitman National Forest. The crew lived in remote tent camps while they cleared fallen trees and debris from the trail. More on the final phase of the project from East Oregonian. Like the idea of camping for a living? #JoinTheCrew

SCA intern Sam Yakubowski spends his days monitoring the water quality and overall health of the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve in New York. The Reserve spans 100 miles of the Hudson River Estuary and protects nearly 5,000 acres of diverse tidal wetlands and upland habitat. "I’ve been getting into a groove with my current SCA position. I’m fabricating things, fixing electronics, calibrating instruments, doing analytical chemistry, and so much more. Gratitude comes easy when you get to spend time on the coast of a river that my family’s had a connection with for generations. It’s meaningful to protect the natural resources I love in this way. I wouldn’t have dreamed of finding my way here without the SCA." —Sam Yakubowski, System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP) Intern This could be you. #JoinTheCrew 📷: Courtesy of Sam Yakubowski NYS Department of Environmental Conservation NOAA Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Scenic Hudson, Inc.