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1. ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK

SCA and American Eagle have teamed up to host an Alternative Spring. Choose a week-long service adventure in the Grand Canyon National Park.

At Grand Canyon, volunteers will set up camp at Mather Campground on the South Rim and spend their days hiking along some of the Canyon’s most beautiful trails while carrying out important vegetation projects, as well as removing graffiti from some of the Park’s most important cultural sites.

Dates for the Grand Canyon project are 3/15/08-3/22/08 and 3/22/08-3/29/08 (UCB Spring Break dates).

SCA will provide a $400 travel reimbursement as well as food and transportation within the park. However, volunteers must purchase their own travel to and from the airport, as well as bring personal gear such as a tent, sleeping bag, and pad.

For more information on SCA’s Alternative Spring Break and how to apply, visit www.thesca.org/alternative-spring-break/

2. EarthVision: Actions for a Healthy Planet

On April 24 - 27, 2008 (Thursday-Sunday), in Washington DC, you can join forces with other young conservation leaders to exchange ideas, get hands-on training, craft policy, and plan next steps in a small and powerful joint effort to strategize actions for a healthy planet.

Click here to register for the Summit and make your voice heard and your views count as the 2008 national election approaches.

You will discuss important issues with major opinion leaders -- from Summit Keynote Speaker and climate champion Billy Parish to national environmental and social justice leader Iantha Gantt-Wright to the producers of The 11th Hour to Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, and more.

Other good reasons to attend

It’s in DC, in the spring. The opening session is at the Department of Interior Great Hall, with the evening reception at the National Museum of the American Indian.

You will take part in an environmental service project in our nation’s Capital.

You can network and advance your career at the Conservation Cafe.

The fee for the four-day Summit is only $145.00 if you register by January 15th. It’s $185.00 after that. That includes lodging, food, and ground transportation once at the National 4-H Conference Center.

And if you get five people to register, or if you are a professor and you bring five of your students, your registration will be free!

If you are planning to attend, you will need to hurry as this summit will fill up fast. Please visit our website for more information.

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SCA, Student Conservation Association is the oldest student conservation group in the country. SCA offers conservation internships and summer trail crew opportunities to more than 3,000 people each year. SCA is focused on developing conservation and community leaders while getting important work done on the land. Founded in 1957 to restore and protect America’s public lands and preserve them for future generations, SCA remains committed to this goal today