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Green Jobs Available in Dorchester

July 8th, 2010

Boston Project Ministries is looking for a Structural Engineer:

“We would like to add a large rooftop vegetable and flower garden to The Boston Project’s garage to help with food costs, improve the environment, and to be an example in our city.  Our current need is for a structural engineer to examine the garage to assess if it can handle the weight of a garden.

If you know of someone in this field who would have interest in this volunteer project, please help connect us.  Contact Paul with any recommendations.  Future opportunities to volunteer with this project exist as well.”

The Community Assessment of Freeway Exposure and Health seeks a Community Outreach Worker:

“We seek committed and mature people who want to make a difference and care about the health and safety of their community. This initiative will study health effects as well as the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs participants have about highway pollution. Educational information will be developed about possible health risk from highway pollution. The ideal candidates for these positions are people who communicate clearly and enjoy working with and listen to others.”

See the full job description for contact information: CAFEH Boston Dorchester Job Flyer.

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Volunteer to Clean Up the Neponset Estuary, July 18

July 6th, 2010

Join the Neponset River Watershed Association for a fun morning in the salt marsh, removing trash from this beautiful and unique ecosystem.  This is a great activity for families, teens, and adults alike!

The salt marsh acts as a filter for the Neponset, catching nutrients and debris as the water flows out to sea. As a result, we get a rich wetland habitat that supports a diversity of plants, fish, mollusks, insects and birds, but we also get an accumulation of trash from the water.  You’ll be helping clean the estuary so it can offer its beauty to many more generations.

Gloves and tools will be provided, but please wear rain boots or other mud-worthy shoes, and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Hats, sunscreen and insect repellent are recommended.

The NepRWA will provide coffee and bagels in the morning, and pizza for lunch — many thanks to Radio Coffeehouse, Brueggers Bagels, and The Currach Bistro & Pizza!

Meet at 10AM in the parking lot off Granite Avenue at Hill Top Street, in Dorchester. View a map of the area. Public transit options: Butler Station on the Mattapan Trolley line, or Granite Ave on the 215 Bus from Quincy Center / Ashmont Station. RSVP to NepRWA Intern Alexa McKenzie at alexamck@yahoo.com or 781-575-0354 ext. 306.

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volunteer to monitor water pollution

March 26th, 2010

Come volunteer with the Citizen Water Monitoring Network (CWMN) program & help Neponset River Watershed Association (NepRWA) find & fix local water-pollution problems.

CWMN volunteers sample water at designated streams and ponds in the watershed on six Wednesday mornings, April through October. Volunteers take water samples between 6AM and 7:30AM. Free training is provided. Learn more about the CWMN program here.

To volunteer, contact NepRWA Environmental Scientist Bill Guenther at 781-575-0354 x302.

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Be a Beetle Rancher!

February 15th, 2010

Its that time of year again! The Neponset River Watershed Association is looking for Beetle Ranchers. Little beetles (“Galerucella”) are raised in local backyards then released to help control the exotic, invasive Purple loosestrife plants that have spread throughout local wetlands.

The vigorous Purple loosestrife outcompetes local, native wetland plants and changes habitat and food for native wildlife.

Galerucella change this trend. By feeding on Purple loosestrife, these beetles and their larvae can prevent the plants from growing as vigorously. Light is allowed into the wetland once again to nourish native plants, and fewer Purple loosestrife seeds are added to the seedbank.

NepRWA’s goal is to release enough Galerucella beetles in Fowl Meadow to reduce Purple loosestrife over the long-term, enable native plants to grow successfully, improve habitat and food for wildlife, and encourage wildlife to return. » Read more: Be a Beetle Rancher!

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Apply Now! MUGatHOME Spring Session

January 25th, 2010

Boston Natural Areas Network (BNAN) announces the 2010 session of the Master Urban Gardener-AT HOME (MUGatHOME) program this spring.  This new program in its second year trains backyard gardeners in sustainable residential gardening techniques suitable for urban spaces. The MUGatHOME course uses elements of the MUG program – 35 hours of free landscape training in exchange for 35 hours of volunteer service assisting other backyard gardeners. The next course takes place beginning Saturday, April 3, 2010, through Saturday, May 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The program is for Boston residents with yards, rooftops, decks and other small spaces to garden. It includes techniques for growing ornamentals and vegetables using environmentally friendly techniques. The program addresses design planning, urban soil remediation, plant selection and placement, composting, and much more.

The volunteer service bank of MUGatHOME provides opportunities for students to solidify their learning while serving the larger community. Both MUG programs will create a new larger group of urban stewards, informed and willing to help make Boston a greener city.

Apply now for MUGatHOME; the application deadline is March 5, 2010.
Download the MUGatHOME Application from the website or call BNAN at 617-542-7696 to have an application mailed to you. Complete the application and send in by mail: BNAN c/o Stewardship Manager, 62 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110-1008; email; or fax: 617-542-0383.

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