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Boston Cyclists Union Internship Opportunities

March 14, 2013 – 1:56 pm

The Boston Cyclists Union’s mission is to promote the everyday use of bicycles by advocating for safe, convenient, and enjoyable cycling facilities in all of Boston’s neighborhoods.  We envision a Boston that is world renowned for year round cycling, a place where people ride for fun, exercise, and transportation.

BCU is seeking to fill several intern positions including:

  • Membership and Development Intern
  • GIS Intern
  • Urban Planning/Organizer Intern
  • Design Intern
  • Bike to Market Intern
  • Graphic/Web Design Intern
  • Hypemaster Intern

For more information on these positions, visit:  http://bostoncyclistsunion.org/about_us/internships/

Qualifications for all interns:

  • Commitment to the Union’s mission of promoting the bicycle.

  • Happy to work in a small tight-knit team for a rapidly growing organization.

  • Organized and self motivated.

  • Ability to solve problems and work without direct supervision when necessary

  • Residence within the greater Boston area.

  • Must be able to spend at least one full day (10am-6pm) in the office each week.

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to jeff@bostoncyclistsunion.org. The information you send should include the internship for which you are applying, which period (spring, summer, or winter), your availability (hours per week and days, evenings or weekends available), your academic and career goals, the skills and experience you possess and their relevancy to the internship you are applying for.

Internships are unpaid but we are happy to help students earn academic credit for their work. Interns who leave the organization in good standing may request a letter of recommendation from our staff.

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Internships Summer Unpaid Volunteer

COGDesign (Community Outreach Group)-2 Volunteer/Internship Opportunities

July 11, 2012 – 10:03 am

Upcoming volunteer opportunities with COGDesign.

Nursery Garden (www.cogdesign.org)
Espousal Center, 554 Lexington Street, Waltham, MA
Every Monday, on going through October.
3pm to 7pm

With your help, we can make significant progress towards replanting the
garden beds this season. Tasks include: plant inventory, weeding,
watering, transplanting, planting and deadheading.   No experience necessary.

Tools and information will be provided.  Please wear comfortable clothes
you do not mind getting dirty and closed-toed shoes. Bring a snack and
some water. Volunteers may arrive late and leave early if need be. Look on
your right for the green pick-up truck parked in front of the garden as
you drive up the hill.  We will meet in the garden.

Shirley Eustis Historic House
Saturday July 21st, from 10am to 2pm.

The Shirley Eustis Historic House is located at 33 Shirley Street,
Roxbury, MA 02119.  We will weed and deadhead the formal gardens of this
historic house. There is also an orchard on-site in which we can tour. No
experience necessary.  Tools and information will be provided.  Please
wear
comfortable clothes you do not mind getting dirty and closed-toed shoes.
Bring a snack and some water.  Volunteers may arrive late and leave early
if need be.  We will meet in the formal garden in front of the house.
Please email if you plan to attend.

If there is a chance of inclement weather, please
call my cell phone to confirm if we are canceling or not.

Renée Portanova
Planting Brigade Coordinator
Community Outreach Group for Landscape Design
www.cogdesign.org
plantingbrigade@cogdesign.org

631.357.2735

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Internships Unpaid Volunteer

Riverways RIFLS Volunteer

May 8, 2012 – 2:26 pm

Description
The Division of Ecological Restoration (DER) seeks a volunteer intern for DER’s on-going River Instream Flow Stewards (RIFLS) program. The intern will work at least two days per week throughout the summer months (exact dates flexible), gaining both field and office experience.
-Specific field duties will likely include measuring streamflow, surveying stream gages, and installing new stream gages.
-In-office administrative tasks may include data entry and analysis and organizing information (e.g., photos, GIS data, discharge data, other site information).
The intern will also, though less frequently, be asked to provide office and/or field support for DER’s Physical Restoration program. Exact duties may vary depending on intern interests and abilities and on program needs. DER staff will provide training and supervision for all work.
The ideal intern will have some experience in hydrology, aquatic ecology, and/or field science, and an interest in learning more about streamflow gaging, measurement, and analysis; volunteer monitoring programs; and/or state environmental agency work.
Field work will be carried out in a range of weather conditions including heat, rain, and cold. Footing may be uneven. Biting insects and poison ivy may be present.
Laila Parker is the primary staff contact (laila.parker@state.ma.us). For more information about the RIFLS program, see www.rifls.org.

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Rising Green-Writer’s Wanted

March 5, 2012 – 4:08 pm

Rising Green is a new environmental organization started here at Tufts. There are three branches to our program—a blog, an online database of environmental study abroads, internships, and jobs, and an “in the works” service organization similar to the Peace Corps for environmental issues.

We are currently looking for passionate environmentalists who are interested in writing or editing for our blog both on a regular basis or only once. Whether you have significant writing experience or you just care a lot about the environment, we want to hear your stories. Where have you traveled? Why do you care? What do you want to change? Who do you want to listen? If anyone is interested in learning more about the opportunity contact Megan.Wyllie@tufts.edu.

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Internships Summer Volunteer

Mary B. Wakefield Estate: Summer Youth Internships

November 8, 2011 – 11:04 am

Read more...Each summer, the Wakefield Estate offers internships for local high school and college-age youth interested in working outside and learning landscape management skills.  The landscape internship typically runs from early July to mid August and interns work about 20 hours per week.  Interns receive a weekly stipend and are supervised by the estate’s landscape supervisor.  For more information call 617-333-0924.

The Mary B. Wakefield Estate also offers Volunteer Opportunities.

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Volunteer Opportunities-Community Garden Design & Implementation

October 17, 2011 – 12:03 pm
Anyone and everyone can be involved in the important work of making and improving community green spaces. Be a part of COGdesign’s Planting Brigade – an on-call list of folks who want to roll up their sleeves and dig, plant, water, weed – for a few hours every now and then.  Send an email message to info@cogdesign.org to be added to the list.

COGdesign needs organizational volunteers.  You can help with:

  • making phone calls
  • writing newsletter articles
  • writing press releases
  • graphic design
  • photography
  • web site editor
  • event planning
  • grant research
  • grant writing
  • office support
  • selling raffle tickets
  • soliciting plant donations

Please contact us if you can help!  Call 781-642-6662.

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Groundwork Somerville-Volunteers Wanted

October 4, 2011 – 5:35 pm

Groundwork Somerville is seeking Substitute Garden Club teachers/assistants on: 10/14 (F, Winter Hill 2:45-5:30), 10/17 (M, Brown 2:45-5:30), 10/18 (T, Edgerly 2:45-4:25), 11/3 (Th, PHA 4:30-6), and 11/4 (F, Kennedy 2:45-5:30).  If you have worked with our After School programming before, please consider helping out!!  We’d love to hear from you even if you don’t have this experience as well.

Bulb Blitz, September 15th, 10am-noon. Please join your friends and neighbors in beautifying our public spaces by planting 2012 bulbs in Somerville! Use this form to sign up–it’s quick and they will not use your information for any other purpose.

Food Day, October 24th, 10:30-1pm: Somerville Public Schools Food Services is planning a special meal and lunch time taste tests in the SPS cafeterias for our city’s part in this national event.  In order to pull off taste tests as so many site, we need your help! Volunteers avaliable from apx. 10:30am-1pm on Monday October 24th are needed to manage the apple taste tests.

Healey School Open Garden Recess, ongoing, 11-1pm. Two adults are required to open the Healey School Garden to students during recess  Volunteer one day per week for the fall to maintain simple guidelines and keep the space safe and fun for students at recess.

Swellr: Buy from local businesses and support Groundwork Somerville School Gardens! http://swellr.com/gwsomerville.  Our project has to be completely funded in 27 days or we lose out on the money donated so far!

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Tai Dinnan
Gardens Coordinator

Groundwork Somerville
21 Properzi Way, Suite O
Somerville, MA 02143
(p) 617-628-9988
www.groundworksomerville.org
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