Conservation & Ecological RestorationAbigail Borzell

2016 The Sara Shallenberger Brown Garden Club of America National Parks Conservation Scholarship

Abigail Borzell is studying Early Childhood Education with a minor in Environmental and Outdoor Education at the State University of New York at Cortland, NY. She is a two-time alumni of SCA’s National Crew Program and has participated on crews at the Marsh Billings Rockefeller National Historic Park in Vermont and with the National Forests in North Carolina, Nantahala District in North Carolina. She has both a Wilderness First Responder certification and the USA Hockey Coaching Level 3 certification, and was also inducted into the National Society of Leadership. She is a volunteer and camp counselor at the Upper Main Line YMCA Environmental Center in Berwyn, PA and a Green Representative at SUNY Cortland, where she educates on-campus residents about sustainability and recycling. This summer she will be serving in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

The Sara Shallenberger Brown Garden Club of America National Parks Conservation Scholarship

To encourage studies and careers in the conservation fields, with the opportunity to protect, enhance, and gain knowledge and experience for the lasting benefit of the U.S. National Parks. The Sara Brown GCA National Parks Scholarship will fund at least one (or more) SCA Apprentice Crew Leader (ACL), Leader, and/or Apprentice annually. ACLs and leaders will provide support, encouragement, and mentorship of high school crews engaged in hands-on conservation projects. Apprentices will work under the direct oversight of a land management agency or organization to address specific needs, which often include, but are not limited to, field data collection and management, visitor interpretation and education, and direct service work that maintains trails and improves habitats. The goal will be to provide a college or graduate student enrolled in a U.S.-based institution with the technical and personal skills and field experience to become a future leader in challenging and rewarding conservation service work.

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The Garden Club of America Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

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