GOCO has announced $500,000 for Youth Corps Projects on Land Trust, Open Space, & Local Government Properties
Posted: August 29, 2013 Filed under: Colorado | Tags: #CYCA, Colorado, Colorado Youth Corps Association, GOCO, Great Outdoors Colorado, Jennifer Freeman, Land trust, Youth Conservation Corps, Youth Corps Leave a commentGot Work? GOCO has announced $500,000 for Youth Corps Projects on Land Trust, Ope
n Space, & Local Government Properties
Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) and the Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA) have announced that a RFP is available for$500,000 in GOCO/Lottery funds for open space, local government, and land trust organizations to hire youth conservation corps. In addition to public parks and open spaces, youth corps projects can occur on private lands protected by a conservation easement. The RFP can be found at www.CYCA.org and requires a brief 3-page narrative. The application deadline is Sept. 27, 2013. Successful projects will be announced in December 2013 and crews will complete the proposed work in 2014. Matching funds/support not required, but encouraged. Applicants can apply for youth corps crews (ages 16 – 25) to complete a variety of stewardship projects including:
· Trail construction and maintenance
· Tamarisk, Russian olive, and other invasive species mitigation–chainsaw crews, including pesticide/herbicide application, are available.
· Fence installation and de-installation
· Wildlife habitat improvement
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· Riparian restoration
· Beetle kill hazard mitigation – chainsaw crews available
· Fire fuels mitigation – chainsaw crews available
Youth corps crews work on a “per week” basis. One week of a youth corps crew includes 8-10 people that work at least 320 hours. They arrive on site with skilled adult supervision, basic hand tools, transportation, and camping gear. Day crews are also available.
To find the youth corps that serves your area, go to jfreeman or 303-863-0602 with questions.
Jennifer Freeman, Executive Director
Colorado Youth Corps Association
1640 Grant Street, Suite 210
Denver, CO 80203
Direct – 303-863-0602
Main – 303-863-0600
Cell – 720-273-9861
Fax – 303-863-0610
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Paid Internship with meaningful Natural Resource Work and Research
Posted: April 23, 2013 Filed under: Colorado | Tags: Bureau of Land Management, Colorado, Internship, Jennifer Freeman, x, y, z Leave a commentColorado Youth Corps Association is partnering with the Bureau of Land Management to offer paid internships across the state as a pathway to natural
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resource careers. CYCA is currently seeking to fill 13 positions that are 12-week, full-time, paid internships ($10-$13) with Field Offices across Colorado to perform meaningful natural resource work and research. A handful of the positions have an early May start date.
You may find these listings at www.cyca.org/careers/ with links to the Position Descriptions for your review. We kindly ask that you pass this information along to your networks.
If you have any questions about these positions please feel free to reach out to the identified contact for each position; or contact CYCA Associate Director Scott Segerstrom at ssegerstrom and 303-863-0604.
Many thanks in advance for your support of these opportunities.
Jennifer Freeman, Executive Director
Colorado Youth Corps Association
225 East Sixteenth Avenue, Suite 475
Denver, CO 80203
Direct – 303-863-0602
Main – 303-863-0600
Cell – 720-273-9861
Fax – 303-863-0610
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