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This ten year old program employs youth to provide thousands of hours of hands on restoration, ecological monitoring, volunteer recruitment and coordination all over the North Bay. The benefits include:

• Guiding young people towards a positive future.
• Diverse habitats receive protection and restoration.
• Local resource management agencies and non-profits get much needed help.

It's not just a job, it's a mentorship

Many of our current REM AmeriCorps partners have been a part of the program since its inception—as well as long-term partners of our organization for more than 25 years. These partnerships provide opportunities for AmeriCorps members to engage in professional-level environmental assessments and problem solving while strengthening stewardship of our treasured natural resources. AmeriCorps members gain mentoring and supervision by leading resource management scientists.

A few resume points

Golden Gate National Recreation Area

REM crews assess changes in Coho salmon and steelhead trout populations as a result of in-stream and riparian habitat restoration efforts. In addition, our crews conduct topographic monitoring to evaluate channel changes, provide field assistance to a hydrologist measuring high winter flows, monitor out-planted species for survival, and manage evaluations of the newly created California Red-Legged frog breeding habitat. Lastly, the AmeriCorps members help lead large groups of community volunteers and volunteer days at the park's native plant nursery.

Corpsmembers help teachers by making presentations and engaging students in project-based learning activities. Teachers gain access to project ideas, project materials and environmental-science curricula through For Earth's Sake, a resource library operated by corpsmembers. The library distributes both environmental curricula and reusable materials collected from local businesses.

Marin Municipal Water District

Corpsmembers restore habitats throughout the 21,250 acre area of the Mount Tamalpais Watershed. Activities include removing invasive, non-native plants, monitoring habitats to assess the ecological health of fragile flora and fauna, and installing exclusionary fencing to safeguard native plants and aid in riparian habitat restoration. In addition, recruit and supervise more than 800 community volunteers, including local school groups.

Point Reyes National Seashore

Our crews monitor and restore habitats within the 71,068 acre National Seashore in order to protect endangered Coho salmon, elephant seals, and plant life on this geologically unique peninsula. In addition, collaborate with the Point Reyes National Seashore Association to strengthen and diversify their community volunteer programs.

Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary

Our crew serve as Volunteer Coordinators at the Audubon’s facility near Tiburon, Ca. Members will provide habitat restoration, monitoring, and maintenance projects at the Audubon Center’s 11 Acre parcel overlooking the San Francisco Bay, as well as the ongoing restoration project at Aramburu Island. In addition, members will recruit and lead youth volunteers in habitat restoration projects.

Scipps Institution of Oceanogrpahy

Our crew serve as Anadromous Fishery Monitoring Assistants on the Coho Salmon Captive Breeding Program operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s California Sea Grant program. Members will provide scientific, educational, and technical resources for hands-on Restoration of native Coho Salmon. AmeriCorps members will carefully capture, rear, and spawn coho broodstock, releasing them in tributary steams and monitoring their growth.

Sonoma Ecology Center

REM crews engage in a variety of projects to restore habitats, educate youth, and conduct scientific research. In addition, members will assist in field data collection and monitoring using GPS, field data sheets, cameras, and hand drawings. Members will also assist in pre-project site assessments consisting of stream surveys, establishing photo-monitoring locations, and plant identification. In the office, members will assist in data entry, GIS, volunteer outreach and coordination, event organization, and tool maintenance.

Download Restoration & Ecoysystem Management Program Fact Sheet [PDF]

For more information on the Community Recycling Program, please contact CCNB's Recycling & AmeriCorps Program Manager Will Becker at (415) 454-4554 or (707) 303-3069 ext. 270.

AmeriCorps Program administered by CaliforniaVolunteersand sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service.