Service Placements

for ENVS 4950 Integrative Seminar in Environmental Studies

ETSU, Spring 2014, O'Donnell

last update: Jan 16, 2014

I. Overview of Service Requirement for This Course

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, in exceptional cases, to design and plan an independent project.

Keep a log of your service hours. Each entry must include a date, time worked, and a description of what you did on that day. A supervisor must sign your log at the end of the semester. Satisfactory completion of service activities in a reliable fashion gives you and "A" for 25% of the final grade.

II. A Partial List of Available Placements--Projects and Activites

The following is only a partial list of possible 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/ Water/ Land Use and Policy

- Appalachian Resource Conservation and Development Council, Jonesborough

- ACE (Appalachian Citizens Enforcement Project), monitoringwater quality and pursuing Clean Water Act enforcement. www.ace-project.org. Contact: Stephanie Langley, Save Our Cumberland Mountains

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

- Sinking Creek Wetland Park. Contact: Robin DiMona with JC Parks and Rec, radwdpark@johnsoncitytn.org, (423) 283-5820

- 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

- Town of Unicoi, Parks and Recreation, Kirsten Robinson, Parks and Rec Director, unicoiparksandrec@gmail.com, 423-735-0426

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

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