Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition to Host Green Opportunity and Job Fair for Baltimore Youth and Cultural Awareness Workshop for Employers
WHAT: Two-part event designed to engage Baltimore students and young adults interested in conservation careers and to support cultural competency in conservation organizations interested in diversifying the people that work with and for them.
Part I – Conservation Organization Workshop
Representatives of conservation organizations will discuss and learn from each other effective practices that break down cultural barriers in listening and participation, and identify the entry points and needs of conservation job seekers in Baltimore. Participating organizations will also identify new opportunities for collaboration.
Part II – Green Opportunity and Job Fair
Featuring speakers on conservation careers and activism, and informational tables focused on currently available jobs and job training opportunities, volunteer opportunities, and internships. One-on-one conservation career counseling and job skills coaching will also be available.
WHO: Organizations registered to participate in the event include:
| American Landscape Institute
Baltimore Center for Green Careers Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School Baltimore City Forest Board Baltimore City Recreation and Parks Baltimore City Recreation and Parks Bike Program Blue Water Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Foundation Chesapeake Center for Youth Development Chesapeake Conservancy Civic Works’ Baltimore Center for Green Careers Details Deconstruction EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Living Classrooms Foundation Maryland Department of Agriculture Maryland Department of Natural Resources Maryland Natural Resources Police Maryland Sierra Club Maryland Zoo in Baltimore National Aquarium in Baltimore National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Education National Wildlife Refuge Association Parks and People Foundation Patterson Park Audubon Center Student Conservation Association The READY Program US Fish and Wildlife Service USDA Forest Service Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore |
WHEN: January 26, 2017
Conservation Organization Workshop 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Green Opportunity and Job Fair 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Coppin State University
Talon Center, 2500 W. North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21216
Organization Registration: http://tinyurl.com/GBWCOppOrg
Youth Participant Registration: http://tinyurl.com/GBWCOppReg