Conservation & Ecological RestorationSara Wall

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

Sara Wall is a student at Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota. She is a multi-year alumni of SCA’s National Crew Program and has participated on crews at Yosemite National Park in California, at the Lewis & Clark National Historic Park in Oregon, and at Olympic National Park in Washington. She has served on the Environmental Justice Youth Board with Global Visionaries, a student-lead program that empowers youth to eliminate social inequalities at home and abroad. In her time with Global Visionaries, she led retreats and workshops, developed curriculum for volunteers, and helped create a 5–year carbon neutral plan for the group. She also attended the Henry M. Jackson Youth Leadership Conference where she participated in a three-day youth conservation and land stewardship summit at the North Cascades Institute in Washington.

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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Julia Harenčár

The Garden Club of America Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Julia Harenčár is a master's student in the Biology Department at California...