Natural Resource Crews Educational Opportunities Youth in Environmental Service Corps-to-Career Recycling For Earth's Sake Restoration and Ecosystem Management Project ReGeneration Tell a Friend | Contact Us Natural Resource Crews Are you looking for a job that will make a difference? Are you looking to increase your job skills while learning about the environment? Join our Natural Resource Crews and help to preserve the environment in Marin County. We will teach you about trail reconstruction, habitat restoration, and how to help reduce flood and fire dangers for the community. Our Natural Resource Crews work in our State and National Parks, and in our local open space areas in Marin. JOBS Educational Opportunities Whatever your education goals, the MCC Education Department is here for you. If you need credits to finish your high school diploma, we will assess your needs and help you to complete those classes while preparing you for the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE). If you want to study for the GED, our teachers have the expertise and materials to guide you. If your goal is a college course or courses, we may be able to help you with tuition, or, through the AmeriCorps program, you could earn money to take classes or pay off an existing school loan. If you need to improve your English language skills, we have ESL classes that will help you along your path. Monday through Thursday, the field education teachers visit the crews in the field to provide project-based or place-based lessons that integrate fieldwork and academics. Two afternoons a week and all day Friday, corpsmembers participate in classes in a more traditional setting, where the classes range from high school studies to ESL to landscape design. EDUCATION | JOBS Corps-to-Career Our goal at MCC is help our corpsmembers learn job skills, which will lead to jobs and careers. Our Corps-to-Career Coordinator offers classes in resume writing, interviewing skill, and job placement. The Coordinator also assists in setting up internships when appropriate. Once you have left MCC, the Corps-to-Career Coordinator will keep in touch with you for 2 years in case you need further assistance with updating your resume or making other employment or education contacts. CORPSMEMBER CORNER | JOBS Youth in Environmental Service The 2006–07 Youth in Environmental Service (YES) program builds upon MCC’s long history of AmeriCorps programs focused on environmental education in K–12 schools and outdoor experiential learning activities. The goal of the YES program is to engage youth in environmental education and community service projects that increase their knowledge of the natural world, and to teach youth that they have the power to make change in their own communities. This year, the YES program will have the following components: In-School Project Environmental Service Clubs Sustainable recycling system improvements Environmental community service coordination Habitat restoration and education projects Energy conservation project After-School Volunteer Program Modeled after our summer program Project ReGeneration Volunteer Coordination Environmental volunteer coordination for the North Bay Area In-House MCC volunteer program/interns Serv-a-Thon (large scale community service event) Community Partner Placements Two days per week members serve at one middle school and one high school for in-school project activities Two days per week members serve at Community Partner sites One day per week members participate in MCC training programs, service events or All Team days. AMERICORPS | JOBS Restoration and Ecosystem Management Are you interested in working with the National Park Service? Our NPS program is another of our AmeriCorps programs here at MCC. The corpsmembers in this program are mentored one on one with a National Park Service employee. They are engaged in numerous environmental projects located throughout the Marin Headlands, and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The corpsmembers receive housing in the Presidio in San Francisco as part of being a part of this crew. It is a one-year program, and when completed the corpsmembers earn an Education award of $4725. The award can be used for future college expenditures, or to pay off existing loans. AMERICORPS | JOBS Recycling Marin Conservation Corps provides recycling services, training, and education, and support to the majority of Marin's national, state, and county parks and open spaces. Recyclables are collected from over 110 park sites, non-profit organizations and other recreational lands throughout Marin County. MCC's recycling program also supplies recycling services to several large-scale public events and fairs; and conducts outreach and education to the Community's residents and businesses. Our Recycling crew is based at our facility located at 11 Pimentel Court in Novato, CA. JOBS For Earth's Sake For Earth's Sake (FES) is a mobile resource center that delivers environmental education resources and materials to schools and youth organizations throughout Marin County. The FES project was established to assist teachers in Marin County in creating a new generation of environmental stewards while providing a positive alternative of re-use for the "waste" streams of Marin's business and industrial community. The project involves the collection of materials from companies throughout Marin. These materials are items or excess that would otherwise be 'thrown out', are collected and delivered to schools. The van also contains a library of resource materials, which the teachers can use for their classrooms.   WE ACCEPT THESE MATERIALS (This is in pdf format; you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.) JOBS Project ReGeneration Project ReGeneration is a unique environmental service and learning program for 11- 17-year-old youth. This exciting program teaches future generations of environmental stewards through a combination of outdoor education, community service and recreational activities. Project ReGeneration (ReGen) members have the opportunity to make the summer a positive experience and also earn a stipend, learn about the environment, obtain new skills and work ethics, successfully work in a diverse group, make new friends and gain self-confidence. Goals of Project ReGeneration: Youth will: Acquire an ethic of service and make positive changes in the community Discover the importance of environmental issues such as recycling and habitat restoration, through hands-on, experiential learning activities Learn to incorporate responsible behaviors into everyday life Make new friends from culturally and economically diverse backgrounds Participate in fun, educational and unique recreational activities Projects: Approximately half the day consists of environmental service projects and the other half, environmental education and recreation activities. High school teams participate in more service—75% service projects and 25% education and recreation activities. ReGen teams serve in natural settings throughout Marin County including: the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Marin Municipal Water District, Angel Island State Park, Mount Tamalpais State Park, Point Reyes National Seashore, and Marin County Open Space District. The following are examples of service, education and recreation projects, and activities from past Project ReGeneration summers: Community Service: Recycling projects and "waste characterizations" Trail maintenance and construction Community beautification and litter abatement Stream restoration projects Native plant habitat restoration and exotic plant removal Youth-selected community service projects (i.e. car wash for the Marin Humane Society, meal preparation and service for a soup kitchen, and bake sale for San Rafael Library) Energy conservation, residential energy audits, and sustainability audits in small businesses Education: Environmental education lessons on subjects such as recycling, watersheds, and energy. Typical tours: Bay Model, Marin Headlands Lighthouse, Natural History Museum & Steinhardt Aquarium, Marin Recycling Center, Exploratorium, etc. Scientific surveys in creeks and watersheds, and at beaches Teambuilding activities and challenge course Reading, writing, and discussion of environmental and social topics Journal writing Recreation: Outdoor sports and hiking Interpretive nature hikes Arts and crafts Indoor rock climbing Special Projects: “Curb Your Carbon” Campaign (a county-wide energy reduction campaign) Media Project (creating radio stories led by the Teen Environmental Media Project (TEMN) Energy Surveys and Sustainability Audits (small businesses) Adopted Areas (beaches, city and county parks, and creeks) Sandy Beach Monitoring (sand crab monitoring) Service-Learning & Civic Engagement lessons and projects Although many portions of ReGen are recreational, team members will also be expected to fully participate in all aspects of the program including the service and education portions. Service projects and hiking can be strenuous, the weather is usually very warm, and members must be in uniforms and wear safety gear at all times. What more could you ask for? Perhaps a stipend and an opportunity to earn high school environmental elective science credits! Member Benefits: Project ReGeneration members will have the opportunity to spend the summer in spectacular outdoor environments, learn how to recycle, learn how to work in a team, gain self-confidence, a positive service ethic, learn that each of us can make a difference in the community, meet new friends, and in addition, receive a modest stipend for their service and dedication to the community (high school students: $500; junior high school students: $300). Also, high school participants have the opportunity to earn environmental science elective credits through the John Muir Charter School. PROJECT REGEN Hiring Process: Steps to becoming a Project ReGeneration Member: Obtain an English application or Spanish application from either our website or one of our two locations (27 Larkspur Street, San Rafael or 11 Pimentel Court, Novato). Complete application and return to MCC by the due date. After receipt of the ReGen informational letter, call MCC to schedule your Interview Day (one of six Saturday sessions). Attend the one 3-hour Interview Day session (3 hours) to learn about Project ReGeneration. Members for 2009 will be chosen in the Project ReGeneration lottery process—Interview Day attendance determines eligibility for lottery. After being chosen through the lottery process, applicants and at least one parent must attend a mandatory Pre-Service Parent meeting, or their positions will be given to another applicant. WE'RE SORRY! This very popular summer program is currently full with an applicant waiting list. Information and applications for the 2009 sessions will be posted to our website in February 2009. If you have questions, please contact: Nicole Maser, MCC’s Recycling and AmeriCorps Environmental Program Manager, at (415) 454-4554 ext. 270 or email her at nmaser@marincc.org. Para información en español, contactar Silvia Ramos, Office Coordinator, al tel: (415) 454-4554 ext. 142 o al email: sramos@marincc.org.

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