ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE VOLUNTEER WORK (BSCI 205)

 

 

You are required to participate in an environmental/conservation project for a maximum of 40

 points

 

 

VOLUNTEER WORK

 

You may volunteer for a minimum of 10 hours of work at a local environmental /conservation organization.  Your choice should be approved by the instructor.  Many national organizations have headquarters in Washington; local groups include:

 

            ECO (Environmental Conservation Organization), campus recycling yard, 405-0927

            MARYPIRG, 3110 South Campus Dining Hall, 314-8353

            Anacostia Watershed Restoration, Baltimore Ave., Bladensburg, (301) 699-6204

               www.anacostiaws.org

            Sierra Club (MD Chapter), College Park, (301) 277-7111

                www.maryland.sierraclub.org

            Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, (410) 268-8816

                www.cbf.org/site/PageServer

            Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Lothian, (410) 741-9330

                www.jugbay.org

            Greenpeace, Washington, D.C. (202) 462-1177

            National Wildlife Conservation Center, Vienna, VA (703) 790-4439

            Friends of the Earth, Lisa, (202) 783-7400 ext. 190

            Community Service Programs, 1195 Stamp Student Union

            Alpha Phi Omega, campus, 314-8471

            Jane Goodall Institute, Silver Spring (301) 565-0086 ext. 228

            Clearwater Nature Center, Clinton, (301) 297-4575

                www.pgparks.com/places/nature/clearwater.html

            Mt. Rainer Nature Center, Mt. Rainer, (301) 927-2163

                www.pgparks.com/places/nature/rainier.html

           Casey Trees, Washington D.C., Meg Coffman, (202) 833-4010

 

 

Your grade will be based on the signature of your supervisor, and a typed one-page critique of your experience which should include a description of your job, what you learned from the experience, and how beneficial you felt this experience to be.

 

DEADLINE:  Work critiques will be due by class time on Wednesday, May  4th  (but earlier submission appreciated).  NO PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THAT DATE.