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Hi, my name is Nicole Rios, and I am a student at Leuzinger High School, located in Lawndale, CA. I am in an academy ...
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Hello,my name is Kima Barrett, and I currently attend Leuzinger High School. I am part of Environmental Careers ...
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Hi! My name is Yana Espiritu. I'm a senior at Leuzinger High School. I'm interested in sustainability, clean ...
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Hello, my name is Michael, and I am currently a student a Leuzinger Highschool. I am currently working on my NWF ...
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Hello, my name is Genelle Wallace, and I'm a Senior at Leuzinger High School! I'm apart of the Environmental ...
Courtney Cochran
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Hi Genelle! Thanks so much for introducing yourself and sharing about your project. It sounds like a great effort ...
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The Earth Charter is a powerful Doc that encourages people to care for the planet and one another. It highlights the ...
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I am looking to have a large grass field on my campus filled in with native grasses to increase biodiversity, but not ...
Courtney Cochran
Nov '22
Chase Dike
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Hello @Allison Kowalik , That sounds like a fantastic initiative to increase biodiversity on your campus! A step ...
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Hello, I am Stefanie Hauck. I finished my MS in Sustainability in January and am looking to jump right into the fray ...
Courtney Cochran
Apr '21
Welcome, Stafanie! Thanks so much for sharing a bit about yourself. We're so glad to have you in the EcoLeaders ...
Crystal Jennings
Nov '21
I know you joined a while ago but I wanted to send you another welcome message.
Chase Dike
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Hello @Stefanie Hauck , Your success in becoming a Climate Reality Leader is very admirable congratulations! How ...
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Recently I watched The Little Things by Darcy Turenne (available on iTunes). The Little Things is a ...
Laci Kettavong
Jun '15
Hi there!
I think a great way to manifest our values is also to converse about them. I live with a couple of people ...
I think a great way to manifest our values is also to converse about them. I live with a couple of people ...
Martha Blanco
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@Rosemary Reed
Hi Rosemary,
I do many little things throughout the day or week. I usually recycle what I can from ...
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I'm happy to share on behalf of my Project SEED team that our on-campus native plant habitats have earned ...
Courtney Cochran
Jul '23
Amazing work, @Christopher Belser and team!!
Julian Buruca
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@Christopher Belser Congradulations, its so awesome to hear that your project has finally reached ...
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(please site State, urban/suburban/country area, acres, what spp do you plant) Me & my husband: VA, Suburban ...
David Corsar
Jun '20
I joined a community garden last year, so this is my second year of gardening, personally. I live in Arlington, ...
Rossana Merizalde
Jun '20
That is awesome! My husband and I got our Wildlife Habitat certificate from NWF last year (we live in Manassas, VA), ...
Courtney Cochran
Jun '20
I've been helping with and sharing a friend's garden plot this summer - many of the typical veggies: tomatoes, ...
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Hello! I am with the Shetland Neurodiversity Project. We are trying to create apprenticeships, training and job ...
Braiyan Martinez
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@donna schofield Hello Schofield, I was interested in what Neurodiversity is and wondering. This sounds like an ...
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Our world is a rich tapestry of cultures, beliefs, and histories, yet we all depend on the same Earth for survival. ...
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On this planet, we are very diverse with everyone coming from different backgrounds and different ideals but with ...
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Hello All- I am a student at UW-Stout in Wisconsin. This spring semester we were tasked with a community service ...
Courtney Cochran
May '22
Thanks so much for sharing, Kaleigh! We appreciate your good work to support pollinators! Keep up the great work!
Steven Nunez
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Hello, @Kaleigh Nicksic , your project seems very interesting, and your idea of supporting natural wildlife ...
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I'm looking forward to planting seeds for my community garden plot! I'd love to hear what all of you are planning.
Jacob Rodriguez
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@Courtney Cochran Hello Courtney! That's great to hear that you have something interesting going on. I have my own ...
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Hello, my name is Jacob Rodriguez, I am a Senior and attends Leuzinger Highschool and I am working on my NWF ...
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Hi my name is Jaxon Rizo-Martinez, a student currently at Leuzinger High. I am currently working on my NWF ...
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Grant opportunity for college students & early career professionals in the field of ecological restoration! The ...
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Hi my name is Nathaniel Turner my leadership interests and goals are to gain my NWF certificate by doing this ...
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The 2025 NWF Education & Engagement Youth Advisory Council Application is Live! Deadline to apply is 2/28 @ 11:59 ...
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Hello, My name is Chase Dike, I am an African-American Student at Leuzinger. By creating birdhouses my team and I ...
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Hello, my name is Braiyan Martinez, my leadership interests and goals are to receive my NWF Certification by doing ...
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Hello, my name is Steven Nunez, my ECOLeader interests and goals are to receive my NWF Certification by doing a ...
Courtney Cochran
Feb '25
Welcome @Steven Nunez ! We're so glad to have you in the community. Your project sounds awesome and I look forward to ...
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The Ocean Project is running a free 4-week virtual Advocacy Training designed for youth around the world who are ...
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Native trees and forested ecosystems are more vital than ever. Through our reimbursement program and ...
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South Carolina Wildlife Federation Scholarships Deadline: October 31st Eligibility: full-time students ...
Grants, Funding, Fellowship
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The National Wildlife Federation is currently accepting applications for three Graduate Student Market ...
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With the launch of our newest EcoLeader Badge, we have also created this new discussion forum to talk about all ...
Ashpreet Kaur
Oct '22
@Courtney Cochran
I would like to know how to join the cause if our college is not participating in the Campus race to ...
Courtney Cochran
Oct '22
@Ashpreet Kaur Thanks for your interest! You can learn more about Campus Race to Zero Waste on our resources page , ...
Paige Sullivan
Dec '23
@Courtney Cochran
If you want to learn more about environmental justice, I would suggest reading Toxic ...
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Apply for the Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom College and University Grant Program! The deadline for proposals in ...
Grants, Funding, Fellowship
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South Carolina Wildlife Federation Scholarships Deadline: October 31st Environmental solutions are not only ...
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The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) is looking for a student intern to garner interest among college students ...
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The Sixth America’s Grasslands Conference is coming soon! Co-hosted with the University of Wyoming at the Little ...
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Student Innovative Policy Memo Contest State and Local Policy Tools that Improve Water Quality and Flood ...
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Click on each job title to learn more and apply! Policy Research Coordinator Project Manager of Community and ...
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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY! Now Accepting Applications for the 2023 HBCU Environmental Justice And Climate Corps ...
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Check out the latest EJ jobs and opportunities shared by the National Black Environmental Justice Network ...
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Check out the latest EJ jobs and opportunities shared by the National Black Environmental Justice Network ...
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We’re happy to present the March 2023 bulletin of NWF’s Young Professionals listserv. Please use this listserv to ...
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Deputy Director, HECHO The HECHO Deputy Director will assist the Executive Director in implementing HECHO’s ...
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Check out the latest EJ jobs and opportunities shared by the National Black Environmental Justice Network ...
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IN THIS ISSUE: NWF EcoLeader Spotlight : Amira Odeh, Certified NWF EcoLeader Jobs and Opportunities: Check out ...
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IN THIS ISSUE: NWF EcoLeader Spotlight : Christina Rinas , Former NWF Fellow Jobs and Opportunities Take Action ...
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Hello, Welcome to the latest edition of the Green Jobs Network (GJN) newsletter. This issue contains more than 150 ...
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IN THIS ISSUE: NWF EcoLeader Spotlight : Kindra Ramos , Former NWF Intern Jobs and Opportunities Take Action : ...
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Title: 1132-YN - Extension Coordinator Business Title: Sustainable Communities Program Coordinator ...
Job Posting
Courtney Cochran
Oct '22
@Melina Castruita Thanks so much for sharing this great opportunity!
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Check out Laura's latest blog on choosing a direction for your career plan:
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Link to LinkedIn job listing: About the job The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice is seeking an ...
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South Carolina Wildlife Federation Scholarships Deadline: October 31st Environmental solutions are not only ...
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Hi everyone, I wanted to share a book that I've found to be pretty helpful re: landscaping practices that promote ...
David Corsar
Sep '22
@Christopher Belser thanks for sharing! Adding to my native gardening library. :)
Courtney Cochran
Sep '22
@Christopher Belser Thanks so much for sharing!