Chesapeake Bay Foundation Student Leadership Program
Year-round leadership program for 9th-12th graders living in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (MD, PA, VA, DC) combining field experiences, hands-on restoration service events, and legislative advocacy to protect the Bay.
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Year-long climate advocacy training fellowship, run by Action for the Climate Emergency (formerly Alliance for Climate Education), for students ages 14-18 to build organizing and leadership skills and run carbon-cutting campaigns at their schools.
California Youth Climate Policy Leadership Program (CYCP)
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Conservation Colorado Internship
Internship at Conservation Colorado, the state's largest environmental advocacy organization, for high schoolers and college students with interests spanning political science, sociology, sustainability science, and environmental science. Interns develop persuasive writing and policy-research skills supporting Colorado conservation campaigns.
Colorado Youth Corps Association Conservation Crews
Statewide coalition of eight accredited youth conservation corps that hire and train Colorado teens (ages 14+) for paid summer and year-round crews doing trail building, habitat restoration, and wildfire mitigation work.
GENup – Student-Led Education Advocacy
California-based, student-led education advocacy organization that forms school- and district-level chapters to push for policy change at school boards, in Sacramento, and nationally. Chapters work on campaigns like student bills of rights, funding, and equity legislation.
Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado – High School Conservation Leadership
Nine-month conservation leadership program for Front Range high school students (ages 14-18) led by adult volunteer mentors. Includes comprehensive training in trail building, ecological restoration, chainsaw certification, and wilderness first aid, plus regular hands-on stewardship projects on Colorado public lands.