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Lauren’s Garden Service 2019 Part Time Native Plant Nursery Associate Pay $12-14/hr Hours: Saturday 9:30am-3:30pm Monday-Thursday 9am-1pm Seasonal: Training ASAP thru November: 4 hours a week with flexibility April thru November 2019   General Description We are a small, local, eco-friendly garden company and native plant nursery looking for a nursery assistant to run our…

The Program Coordinator leads implementation of the Trash Free Schools program and supports implementation of Hard Bargain Farm and Bridging the Watershed programming. By building authentic relationships with administrators, teachers, school staff and students, the Coordinator will inspire schools to prevent and cleanup litter, while connecting students to the natural world. The target area will…

The Overnight Environmental Educator will plan, lead, and implement an evening program including campfire with overnight students participating in the Hard Bargain Farm Education program. They will be responsible for the general safety of the students during the time they are with the students.  They will provide high quality educational and recreational experiences for the…

Global Climate Change and what History tells us about the Risk of New Vector-Borne Pathogens being introduced into the United States Speaker: Dr. Michael Turell recently retired as a principal investigator at USAMRIID (United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases) where he had served for more than 30 years. The introduction and spread…

The Gunpowder Valley Conservancy (GVC) is seeking volunteers to participate in a Trail Maintenance & Invasive Plant Removal event in Baltimore County this Sunday, October 21. Volunteers will be split into two groups: Trail Maintenance: Learn the proper techniques, such as rock armoring and rolling grade dips, to prevent sediment erosion and improve water quality….

Many of you are already aware that the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP and CREP) was only authorized through Fiscal Year 2018.  As of September 28, 2018, it has been closed across the country and not likely to re-open until there is a new Farm Bill. Here is the Farm Service Agency notice: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_Notice/crp_860.pdf This unfortunate development…

The Chesapeake Bay Trust seeks a qualified candidate to serve as Program Assistant in the Outreach and Education Program Department. This position will assist the Trust with grant review, grant management, and grant tracking.  This person will be a key member of a sixteen-person staff. This is a full-time salary position (40 hours per week)…

Hi All, Please feel free to use this if you like. Thanks, Brad Knopf

Greetings Chesapeake Network friends – T-MINUS FIVE DAYS until the kick-off of the symposium, Our Evolving Food System: from Slavery to Sovereignty! Thank you to everyone who has expressed interest thus far, and we cannot wait to see everyone there next week on October 17-18. We strongly encourage you to reserve your spots in Eventbrite by Monday, October 15,…

U.S. PIRG seeks a Make It Toxic-Free Advocate to protect people from harmful chemicals in everyday products.. We should be able to trust that the products we put on our bodies everyday are safe. But our research shows that some companies are reluctant to stop using chemicals associated with an increased risk of cancer, like…