Service Placements

for ENVS 4950 Integrative Seminar in Environmental Studies

ETSU, Spring 2013, O'Donnell

Overview

For this course, you will spend 20-30 hours engaged in a service activity or project related to your area of interest within environmental studies. You will work with me to arrange your placement with an institution or group, or to design and plan your independent project.

A List of Available Placements--Projects and Activites

The following is only a partial list of activities and projects available this semester. We'll discuss these options in class, and you may have some other ideas in mind as well.

Conservation/ Land Use and Policy

- Appalachian Resource Conservation and Development Council, Jonesborough

- Boone's Creek Watershed Alliance, Johnson City; Gary Barrigar

- Middle Nolichucky Watershed Alliance, Greeneville; Paul Hayden

- Shady Valley Nature Conservancy. Contact: Mcqueen

- Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

- Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club -- Trail Maintenance http://tehcc.org/trail_maintenance.htm

Recreation/ Interpretation/ Environmental Education

- Bays Mountain Park; Kingsport; Rob Cole, Operations Coordinator

- ETSU Sustainability Department (University Woods Kiosk and Trails)

- Johnson City Parks and Recreation; Brad Jones

- Roan Mountain State Park; Pat Gaggen

- Sycamore Shoals State Park, Elizabethton

Food/ Agriculture Issues

- Jonesborough Farmer's Market; Karen Childress

- Appalachian Sustainable Development, Abingdon VA; Denise Peterson

- Rural Resources, Greeneville; Sally Causey, Executive Director

- Unicoi Farmers' Community Kitchen

Energy Issues / Efficiency

- TVA EnergyRight Solutions for Higher Education, Spring 2013 ETSU Internship.

Contact: Kathleen Moore, ETSU Sustainability Coordinator, moore@etsu.edu.

The position requires 8-12 hours per week during the semester. A stipend of $1,500 per semester will be paid to each Intern in two installments (mid-term and end of semester).

Political Activism / Public Education

- Cherokee Forest Voices, Johnson City; Catherine Murray

- C.O.O.P. (Chickens On Our Property), Johnson City; Emily Katt

- ECO (Environmental Conservation Organization--ETSU)

- GINI (Green Interfaith Network, Inc.), Johnson City; Carol Landis

- Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, Southwest Virginia

- United Mountain Defense, Knoxville