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    Stewards Individual Placements Program celebrates 20 years of AmeriCorps VISTA programming

    VISTA

    Beckley, WV | March 11, 2022 Stewards Individual Placements Program kicks off the celebration of 20 years of AmeriCorps VISTA programming during AmeriCorps week, March 13-19, 2022.

    Source: AmeriCorps VISTA

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  • Andrew David

    AmeriCorps VISTA Helps Tribal Members Pursue Federal Employment

    VISTA

    "Andrew worked to advocate for tribal members to successfully obtain employment in Glacier. He worked with Blackfeet Manpower, one of Glacier’s partner organizations, by helping individuals navigate USAJobs, build their resumes, and apply for jobs."

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  • Hptc 2020 Esip Brashears Allison Midterm Photo8

    Gaining New Experiences Through Historic Preservation

    NPS Historic Preservation & Training Center

    "...we aim to preserve as much of the historic wood as possible. In doing so, we were consciously using wood that had developed idiosyncrasies over the years, making the doors unlevel and not square. Sanding the new-wood veneers for sections of the doors that we couldn’t reasonably save insured that the remaining wood was undamaged by such a tool as a planer.”

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  • Waso 2020 Rtca Rensel Ember Midterm Report Photo 5

    Bringing Parks to the People When People Can’t Get to the Parks

    Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance

    "Thanks to this fellowship, Ember knows exactly what kind of work she wants to devote her life to, and she has met lifelong friends in the process. Ember recently started attending graduate school for a master's degree in Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication, accompanied by a partnership-based graduate assistantship."

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  • Calo 2020 Gip Skinner Nora Photo4

    Making a Difference for Endangered Species

    Scientists in Parks

    "[Nora] ran daily beach patrols across 20+ miles of beach to search for newly laid sea turtle nests. Every time a new sea turtle tracks were spotted, she would determine whether the crawl was a false crawl (meaning no nest was laid), or if the mother turtle did in fact create a nest and lay eggs."

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  • Fossils Mines Maps Jotr 1

    Abandoned Mines, Paleontology, and Maps at Joshua Tree National Park

    Scientists in Parks

    Megan Gross recently wrapped up her second term at Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR) as a Paleontology Assistant with the Geoscientists-in-the-Parks (GIP) program. Megan’s favorite activities as a GIP were assisting in the Abandoned Mineral Lands (AML) projects that were scheduled for fall 2019 and spring 2020.

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  • Weathersby Shinara Stewards Vista Helps Bring Awareness To Historic Site April 2020 1

    Stewards VISTA Helps Bring Awareness to Historic Site

    VISTA

    Shinara started her VISTA service in July 2019 and finds it very encouraging to see how important the documentation work she does for San Antonio Missions is for the park in order to continue the assessment process. Shinara’s VISTA service with Stewards is in a unique situation...She is using her VISTA year as part of her requirements on her master’s degree.

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  • Anb 2019 Nca Lynch Jenna 6

    From Service Member to NPS Seasonal Park Ranger

    National Park Service

    Stewards' (recent) AmeriCorps Alumni, Jenna Lynch, has been a vital addition to the staff at Antietam National Battlefield from the first day as an intern to her current role. During Jenna's service, she led and assisted in multiple events at Antietam from developing a Leave No Trace program to organizing a butterfly tagging event.

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  • Facilitating Community Led Conservation And Recreation Projects Lucy Portman 1

    Facilitating Community-Led Conservation and Recreation Projects

    Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance

    Meet Lucy Portman. She is an all-star Steward serving with the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) Program in Seattle, Washington. Throughout her first 47-week term, Lucy has had the opportunity to initiate, develop, and see through a number of exciting conservation projects.

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    COVID-19 Response Plan

    June 29, 2020 | This will be updated regularly by Conservation Legacy staff with changes or further announcements. Last updated 6/29/20.

    The safety of our participants, staff, and partners is our utmost priority. We have activated an Incident Response Team dedicated to addressing the impact of COVID-19 on our organization.

    Below you will find updates regarding Conservation Legacy’s response to the emerging concerns related to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus).

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