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The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is the largest provider of hands-on environmental conservation programs for youth and young adults. #AtWorkForThePlanet #JoinTheCrew

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🎉SCA Alum Week is almost here!

We’re dedicating a full week to celebrating our incredible community of 100,000+ alums who’ve made a difference #AtWorkForThePlanet on our public lands, national parks, urban forests and everywhere in between.

Alum Week Schedule ➡️ bit.ly/3HGLE68
Promotional poster for SCA Alum Week from June 22-28, featuring three separate images: a smiling individual in a hard hat and Conservation Begins Here t-shirt, two individuals in outdoor gear smiling at the camera, and a black-and-white group photo of happy historical participants.
June 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Too "Endor"able for words. 😍

Donate today and receive a limited edition May The Forest be With You hoodie or tee!

We're not just planting trees, we're planting futures.

Get Yours: www.bonfire.com/store/studen...

📷: Student Conservation Association
Child in a hooded sweatshirt labeled "May the Forest Be With You" holding a toy lightsaber under a tree, smiling and posing playfully. A child in a hoodie printed with "May the Forest Be With You" stands by a tree, holding a blue toy lightsaber, and smiling. Child in an oversized blue hoodie holding a toy lightsaber, standing near a tree in a grassy area.
May 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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😍😍😍

Looking TREErific!

Be a *FORCE* for good and stand for conservation by helping protect forests everywhere. Donate today and receive a limited edition May The Forest Be With You hoodie or tee!

Get Yours: www.bonfire.com/store/studen...

#AtWorkForThePlanet #MayTheForestBeWithYou
SCA Solano Spring Young Adult Crew member standing in a garden with a shovel, wearing an SCA 'May the Forest Be With You' t-shirt and a baseball cap, with townhouses and flowering bushes in the background. Four Northwest Indiana Calumet Urban Forestry Crew members wearing SCA "May the Forest Be With You" t-shirts posing together on a sunny day with green grass in the background. Two SCA Urban Forestry crew members in "May the Forest be With You" t-shirts carrying green buckets across a grassy field with houses and a vehicle in the background in Northwest Indiana. SCA staff member Leo Sawyers wearing a "May the Forest be with You" t-shirt and gloves, watering a pine tree with a green watering can, smiling in a sunny outdoor setting.
May 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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🎵Take Me To The River... Drop Me In The Water🎵

SCA Fish Technician Interns Sophia Wagner and Flora Kerner spent their field season up close and personal with the various aquatic species that reside in the Columbia River Basin of Washington state.

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SCA intern Sophia Wagner in green waterproof gear holding a large Chinook salmon, standing under a large tent. A snorkeler surveying for bull trout at night, illuminated by a flashlight. SCA intern Flora Wagner's team on a Rock Creek Trail surrounded by tall trees and dense greenery. SCA intern Flora Wagner's camping setup in a forest with a tent and a yellow hammock strung between trees. There is outdoor gear including a backpack and hiking boots on the ground.
May 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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🦋 Supported pollinators by clearing out six 42-gal bags of invasive species from the Naval Cemetery Landscape in Brooklyn
May 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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🌳Fought back against urban heat island effect by planting trees in Hayward, CA, Chicago, East Chicago and Washington D.C.
May 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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🍐 Increased fresh food access by planting fruiting trees and shrubs at Wetmore Community Farm in Seattle
May 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Earth Month Spotlight 🌎

Last summer, the SCA’s Olympic National Park Backcountry Trail Team worked alongside NPS staff, building bridges and turnpikes, retreading eroded and deteriorating trails, clearing brush and fallen trees, and creating memories for a lifetime.

#AtWorkForThePlanet
An SCA crew member in a hard hat and an SCA work shirt using a shovel in a lush forest, with text "A Summer Of Service" at the top. SCA's Olympic National Park Backcountry Trail Team walking through Olympic National Park on a trail surrounded by lush greenery, continuing the tradition of park upkeep initiated by founder Liz Putnam in 1957. Group of SCA's Olympic National Park Trail Team members walking on a forest trail, with lush greenery surrounding them. They appear happy and engaged in their work of maintaining the park. SCA crew leader Truman Wisen in a hard hat and uniform from the Backcountry Trail Team, standing in a lush forest setting in Olympic National Park. The text quotes Truman on the challenges and joys of being a crew leader, comparing it to being a therapist, parent, and friend all rolled into one.
April 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Young Apple Trees Spring To Life In Northwest Indiana!

Last summer, the SCA's Delta Institute Community Forestry Crew planted and maintained 806 trees at six sites across the region, including two community apple orchards.
Young apple tree branches with emerging blossoms in focus, with a blurred background of a grassy field. Image of a sunny park with a young orchard, featuring small trees in neat rows, grassy field, and distant playground equipment under a clear blue sky. The SCA Delta Institute Community Forestry Crew smiling as they gather closely together, taking a selfie picture from a low angle with a clear sky in the background. Some are making peace signs with their hands.
April 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Ah!!!! Spider! Kill it!

April Fools! We would never. (This guy went back to the garden.)

Spiders are crucial in maintaining ecological balance and provide numerous environmental benefits.

Want to get closer to nature? We're hiring!

Check out our open positions: www.thesca.org/join-the-crew
A wolf spider at the bottom of a glass, sitting on a wooden table.
April 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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For 10 years, the PA Outdoor Corps has provided youth and young adults with paid opportunities to gain competitive career skills through a partnership with the @padcnr.bsky.social

With a new $5 million investment from the state, the Corps will expand. bit.ly/4c8q45O

📷: Commonwealth Media Services
Pennsylvania First Lady Lori Shapiro and PA DCNR Secretary Cindy Adam with the 2023 Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps Youth Crew at French Creek State Park. The crew is wearing hard hats and smiling, sitting and standing in front of the Kintzer Building. An SCA field leader wearing a blue "SCA" shirt and hard hat and PA First Lady Lori Shapiro stand beside an all-terrain vehicle in a grassy field, smiling as they engage in outdoor conservation work. Two SCA crew members in hard hats and gloves plant a tree outdoors with PA First Lady Lori Shapiro, engaging in environmental conservation.
March 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Now more than ever, we need you by our side.

Your support today can ensure that this essential work continues uninterrupted.

Donate Now! secure.thesca.org/site/Donatio...

#ConservationBeginsHere #AtWorkForThePlanet
An individual in a white hard hat and safety glasses looks over their shoulder with a focus on the camera, with a background of blurred greenery. Overlay text reads 'We Need Your Support Now More Than Ever. Young people are ready to protect our public lands, but their efforts are at risk of being canceled. You can make a difference today. DONATE NOW.' The SCA logo is visible on the hard hat.
March 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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🌸Happy Spring!🌸

Thousands of young people across the country will soon be #AtWorkForThePlanet:
🌳 planting trees
🌄 cleaning up our national parks
🦉 supporting wildlife
💚 and greenifying their communities

🌱Now 🌱More 🌱Than 🌱Ever🌱, we need your support.

Give today:
secure.thesca.org/site/Donatio...
March 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Whoooo wouldn't want to save owls?

This summer, SCA crew members working in the Sierra National Forest will monitor CA spotted owls to help scientists protect their declining population. #CareerGoals

Looking to start your conservation career? #JoinTheCrew

Apply: myjobs.adp.com/scacareers/c...
March 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Special tree-livery! 🌳

Last week, our Bay Area Urban Green program partnered with Arbor Day Foundation, Amazon and Hayward Parks and Rec to plant trees at Bidwell Park in Hayward, CA.

Over 50 volunteers planted 25 trees and removed 65 cubic feet of debris from the park!

#AtWorkForThePlanet
An SCA staff member in a blue shirt and tan pants smiling while holding a large potted plant outdoors on a sunny day with a clear blue sky and green hills in the background. Two volunteers from Amazon are working outdoors, one digging and the other raking, on a sunny day with trees in the background. An SCA staff member in a blue "Conservation Begins Here" t-shirt using a tool outdoors during a tree planting event at Bidwell Park. Full group photo of volunteers from a tree planting event at Bidwell Park in Hayward, CA, many wearing black "Amazon" shirts, gathered for a group photo with trees and hills in the background.
March 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Liz Putnam founded the SCA in 1957!

Her pioneering idea to put young people to work for the planet produced generations of conservation leaders and launched a movement that predates the Peace Corps, the EPA and even Earth Day.

Learn more here: thesca.org/about/our-hi...
#WomensHistoryMonth
March 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Our Wildland Fire Team is currently on active fire duty with the U.S. Forest Service in South Carolina, helping to battle some of the 175 wildfires that spread across the region over the weekend.

Join us in supporting this team of courageous young wildland firefighters #AtWorkForThePlanet. 🔥
An SCA Wildland Fire Crew member wearing a hard using a chainsaw to cut a tree in a burnt forest area. Two SCA Wildland Fire Crew members in protective gear clearing fallen logs in a visibly charred forested area. An SCA Wildland Fire Crew member in a yellow uniform and helmet, labeled with the U.S. Forest Service emblem, is holding a radio and a tool, standing near a controlled burn in a forest. SCA Wildland Fire Crew working on a controlled burn in a forest.
March 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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On this final day of #BlackHistoryMonth, we lift up the voices of young Black women who give back to their communities and invest in themselves while #AtWorkForThePlanet.

Read More: bit.ly/43203T2
Portrait of Perri Williams smiling, seated outdoors, with a quote about personal growth from participating in the 2024 Atlanta Summer Crew.
February 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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The SCA Idaho Corps is seeking field leaders (age 21+) and crew members (age 18+) for its 2025 season, starting May 11.

This unique opportunity offers outdoor leadership experience and training across various land management disciplines.

Apply Now: thesca.org/program/idah...
An SCA Idaho Corps member in a yellow hard hat using a sledge hammer to drive a long nail into a post. A shovel lays on the ground nearby and there is a mountainous landscape in the background. An SCA Idaho Corps member hiking on a rocky trail approaching a forested mountain area under a cloudy sky. The trees ahead are tall dark green pines. Two SCA Idaho Corps members wearing yellow helmets are using a crosscut saw to cut a fallen tree in a forest. An SCA Idaho Corps member with a backpack looking out over a scenic mountain landscape, featuring bright greenery and distant peaks under a blue sky with clouds.
February 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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We're kicking things off our 2025 Virtual Career Fair with the panel discussion: “Future Forward: SCA Alumni Shaping Our Sustainable Future."

Join us from 12 to 1:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 18.

REGISTER: scavirtualcareerfair.vfairs.com

#GreenJobs #AtWorkForThePlanet
February 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Today is the 10th International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

The Student Conservation Association salutes our awesome alums who have participated in our hands-on programs and have gone on to thrive in conservation careers.

#AtWorkForThePlanet #WomenInScience
An SCA crew member in a yellow helmet and blue shirt is smiling while climbing a large tree, using a harness and ropes, under a clear blue sky. An SCA crew member wearing a hijab standing in a woodland area holding small plants, ready for planting. A muddy SCA crew member wearing a yellow hard hat with an SCA logo, smiling while working with a mud-drenched pick axe in a wooded area. A black and white photo of SCA founder Liz Putnam sitting on a floor as a young woman. She is smiling and looking upward, wearing a dark top, tall white socks and loafers.
February 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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🙏to all the volunteers, organizers, and SCA staff who came out on Jan. 18 for our #MLKDayOfService.

Stats:
🙌 94 volunteers
🛢️ 6,780 lbs of trash collected
🌿 200,000 sq ft of area benefited from invasive plant removal
🦆 101 BioBlitz species observations via @inaturalist.bsky.social

📷: Mariah Miranda
Group of SCA volunteers cheerfully waving and smiling at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, D.C. during winter, with bare trees in the background. SCA D.C. Area Program Manager Ray Barrera greets volunteers at the MLK Day Of Service. She uses a microphone in front of a "Welcome to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens" informational sign, with listeners in outdoor attire focused on her. A volunteer wearing a blue jacket uses a pruning tool to cut back invasive species at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, D.C. An SCA staff member checks in a volunteer at the SCA MLK Day Of Service information booth, one signing a document and the other assisting outdoors on a chilly day.
February 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Did you know? 🤔

Each year, thousands of SCA program participants complete a wide variety of conservation projects, including:
🌳 tree planting
🌿 invasive species removal
🦇 natural habitat restoration
⚒️ trail building
🌎 and more

— at over 350 sites across every state in the U.S!

#AtWorkForThePlanet
Image of a U.S. map showing 363 highlighted sites where the Student Conservation Association (SCA) completed conservation projects in FY24, with a scenic backdrop featuring a starry sky and a mountain landscape. An SCA crew member in a hard hat and harness stands on a high pine tree branch while training on tree rigging and trimming. A group of SCA crew members wearing yellow jackets and helmets use tools to create a fire line in a wooded area during Wildland Fire training. Four SCA crew members are equipped for winter work in the Adirondacks. They're wearing backpacks and snowshoes and standing on a wooden bridge with snow-covered trees in the background. Two of them are holding chainsaws.
February 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM