{"id":33769,"date":"2021-07-06T12:07:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T16:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=33769"},"modified":"2021-07-06T12:07:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T16:07:26","slug":"maryland-conservation-corps-recruiting-for-2021-22-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2021\/07\/06\/maryland-conservation-corps-recruiting-for-2021-22-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Conservation Corps Recruiting for 2021-22 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Young Adults Can Gain Practical Experience and Skills Training<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright \" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/40822320863_806406e9b6.jpg\" alt=\"Group photo of MCC members in a wooded area\" width=\"370\" height=\"247\" \/>The <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is now <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/mcc_application.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">recruiting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> members for the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/pages\/mcc.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland Conservation Corps<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, an award-winning AmeriCorps program that engages young adults aged 17-25 in extensive conservation, environmental and natural resources management projects across the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The department seeks to hire 35 full-time members who will work on seven teams for an 11-month period, beginning in late September 2021.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In an average year, Maryland Conservation Corps members will:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Conduct interpretive state park programming<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Help preserve rich historical heritage sites<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Improve park nature centers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maintain hundreds of miles of trails<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plant thousands of trees<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Provide environmental education programming for Maryland students<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Restore wildlife habitat<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Support the improvement of the Chesapeake and coastal bays<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Work with schools to plant bay grasses<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe Maryland Conservation Corps provides young adults with a meaningful opportunity to gain experience in environmental science and natural resource conservation,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland Park Service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Superintendent Nita Settina said. \u201cFrom aquatic systems and public lands management, the program offers hands-on, real-world experience in a team-based environment that supports community service and conservation stewardship.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To be considered, interested individuals must submit an online <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/mcc_application.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">application<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Placement will be on a first-come, first-served basis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Maryland Conservation Corps program is funded by AmeriCorps, the Governor\u2019s Office on Service and Volunteerism and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young Adults Can Gain Practical Experience and Skills Training The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is now recruiting members for the Maryland Conservation Corps, an award-winning AmeriCorps program that engages young adults aged 17-25 in extensive conservation, environmental and natural resources management projects across the state. The department seeks to hire 35 full-time members who<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2021\/07\/06\/maryland-conservation-corps-recruiting-for-2021-22-season\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,23,12],"tags":[3301,3404,3300,5205,3006,3368],"class_list":["post-33769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-land","category-parks","tag-americorps","tag-environmental-education","tag-maryland-conservation-corps","tag-maryland-park-service","tag-nita-settina","tag-trails"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33769"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33773,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33769\/revisions\/33773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}