Bronx River Alliance - Education
Bronx River Alliance
Education Intern
The Bronx River Alliance is a public private partnership of the Parks Department and more than 80 organizations that acts as a coordinated voice for the river. The Alliance works collaboratively with public and private partners to protect, improve, and restore the Bronx River corridor and greenway so that they can be healthy ecological, recreational, educational, and economic resources for the Bronx communities through which the river flows.
Since the founding of the Bronx River Alliance in 2001, we have focused on three aims. One is to restore and protect the Bronx River. A second is to create a continuous Bronx River Greenway along the eight-mile stretch of the river in the New York City. And the third aim, interwoven into every activity, is to ensure that the river, the greenway, and the every process of improving them strengthen and build resources for Bronx communities.
The Alliance is housed at the Bronx headquarters of the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation and works closely with Parks & Recreation to implement four core program areas: Ecology, Education, Greenway, and Outreach and Technical Assistance.
INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION
Interns will assist with the Bronx River Stewards River Monitoring program, where volunteer monitors representing approximately ten different schools, organizations, and individuals monitor water quality on a weekly basis at five to nine sites along the Bronx River. These Bronx River Stewards are helping the Alliance create a set of reliable and consistently gathered data for the Bronx River and its watershed to evaluate the health of the river and to alert agencies and organizations to water quality issues as they arise.
Interns will participate in hands-on collection of water quality data, and assist the Education and Environmental Coordinators in organizing volunteers, training sessions, and the monitoring program in general. They will also assist with data entry and analysis recommendations on improving or replacing this system. Interns will also develop environmental education materials and implement educational programming.
Applicants with an environmental education background will assist the Educational and Greenway Coordinators in developing interpretive signage in the Bronx River Forest and Soundview Park. They will also activities, such as lesson plans, to promote the use of the Bronx River as an outdoor classroom and valuable community resources. They will lead public walking, biking, and canoe/kayaking trips on the river.
Finally, interns will support the Bronx River Canoeing program by helping to organize and run paddling trips, educate participants, maintain equipment and complete the administrative work necessary to offer these unique tours.
QUALIFICATIONS/SPECIAL SKILLS/AREAS OF STUDY
Requires a background in environmental science, biology or chemistry as well as in education and curriculum design. Interns should posses strong writing skills and basic computer skills (MS Office, Internet, email). Canoeing Program requires strong canoeing skills. Intern should be able to train participants in basic paddling skills, be good with people, outgoing, organized, and prepared to do the outdoor and indoor work that it takes to run this popular program.
This is an unpaid internship.
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Posted February, 2006