This amazing annual six-week program for teens ages 14-18 (Linking Individuals to the Natural Community) is run by the Parks Conservancy and puts young people to work on outdoor service learning projects throughout the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (part of the National Park System), including trail work, plant propagation and habitat restoration.
Team members also attend leadership workshops, take field trips to special park sites like Alcatraz and Muir Woods, and participate in a four-day camping and service trip to Yosemite. Students are paid $1,000 upon satisfactory completion of the program. Students experience a summer full of adventure, fun and education while making a difference in our national parks.
The program is selective, and students need a positive attitude, ability to follow directions, desire to work as a team member, willingness to work outdoors doing physical tasks, and interest in the environment. Students must be in good health and must not be attending a summer school or camp that conflicts.
This is a workable program for low-income young people -- it's doable without a car or parental driving. It sounds too good to be true, but alumni vouch for it!
LINC will send an announcement when it opens up for applications within a week or two, and I'll post information here.
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