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Fellowship Spotlight: Environmental Defense Fund Diversity Fellowship Program

By Tracey de Morsella on May 4, 2009 Comments Off on Fellowship Spotlight: Environmental Defense Fund Diversity Fellowship Program African-American Fishermen, cargo vessels, climate, Coastal Louisiana, diverse candidates, diversity fellowship, Diversity Fellowship Program, ecosystem, EcoSystems, EDF, energy efficiency, environmental advocacy, Environmental Defense Fund, environmental issues, fellow, HBCUs, health, Johnson C Smith University, Living Cities Program, Mississippi River Deltaic Wetlands, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, NC, New Orleans, North Carolina Central University, oceans, Oceans Program, overfishing, Raleigh, restoration, The Nature Conservancy, Transformative Transportation Policy, wetlands restoration

Environmental Defense Fund is looking for diverse candidates who are seeking a professional experience in environmental advocacy. The Diversity Fellowship is a full-time, one-year position focused on a project that is integral to one of EDF’s key program areas – Oceans, Ecosystems, Climate or Health. The Fellow will have the opportunity to work closely with our staff on a significant project, develop core professional skills, understand our approach to environmental issues, and develop an understanding of environmental advocacy as a career path.

Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Program Announces 2009 Request for Proposals

By Tracey de Morsella on April 22, 2009 Comments Off on Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Program Announces 2009 Request for Proposals Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Program, conservation, ecosystem, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, restoration, watershed, watershed conservation, watershed planning, watershed restoration

Administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants Program provides grants to organizations and local governments working on a local level to protect and improve watersheds in the Chesapeake Bay basin while also building citizen-based resource stewardship. The purpose of the program is to support protection and restoration actions that contribute to restoring healthy waters, habitat, and living resources of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.