SF Bay Area Urban Green SCA
SCA's Bay Area Urban Green program provides year-round paid opportunities for high school students to work on urban environmental projects, some involving historic sites.
Join SCA Urban Green and get paid to protect parks
Paid opportunities late June to early August
Paid opportunities September through May
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