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On this final day of #BlackHistoryMonth, we lift up the voices of young Black women who give back to their communities and invest in themselves while #AtWorkForThePlanet.

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Portrait of Perri Williams smiling, seated outdoors, with a quote about personal growth from participating in the 2024 Atlanta Summer Crew.
February 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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We’re celebrating the intersection of #BlackHistoryMonth and the 10th International Day of Women and Girls in Science (Feb. 11) by highlighting the work of SCA crews connecting young Black women with nature while building conservation career-readiness skills.

#AtWorkForThePlanet #WomenInScience
Celebrating Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, we're highlighting the work of SCA crews connecting young Black women with the outdoors.
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February 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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April means #EarthMonth! Take a deep breath and DO ONE THING for the 🌎.

You CAN make a difference.

Not sure where to start? We have ideas. 👇
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#DoOneThing #AtWorkForThePlanet #ConservationBeginsHere #JoinTheCrew
Do One Thing For The Planet
This Earth Month, take action and "Do One Thing" to help protect the planet. Get inspired with these easy-to-tackle ideas.
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April 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Our Wildland Fire Team is currently on active fire duty with the U.S. Forest Service in South Carolina, helping to battle some of the 175 wildfires that spread across the region over the weekend.

Join us in supporting this team of courageous young wildland firefighters #AtWorkForThePlanet. 🔥
An SCA Wildland Fire Crew member wearing a hard using a chainsaw to cut a tree in a burnt forest area. Two SCA Wildland Fire Crew members in protective gear clearing fallen logs in a visibly charred forested area. An SCA Wildland Fire Crew member in a yellow uniform and helmet, labeled with the U.S. Forest Service emblem, is holding a radio and a tool, standing near a controlled burn in a forest. SCA Wildland Fire Crew working on a controlled burn in a forest.
March 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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🌸Happy Spring!🌸

Thousands of young people across the country will soon be #AtWorkForThePlanet:
🌳 planting trees
🌄 cleaning up our national parks
🦉 supporting wildlife
💚 and greenifying their communities

🌱Now 🌱More 🌱Than 🌱Ever🌱, we need your support.

Give today:
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March 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Looking for an outdoor adventure in the Pacific Northwest?

#JoinTheCrew with our 2025 Idaho Corps based in the Salmon-Challis National Forest.

Learn more and apply: thesca.org/program/idah...

#AtWorkForThePlanet
Student Conservation Association Idaho Corps
The Idaho Corps provides youth and young adults with paid opportunities to gain competitive job readiness skills to prepare them for careers in environmental conservation.
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February 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Did you know? 🤔

Each year, thousands of SCA program participants complete a wide variety of conservation projects, including:
🌳 tree planting
🌿 invasive species removal
🦇 natural habitat restoration
⚒️ trail building
🌎 and more

— at over 350 sites across every state in the U.S!

#AtWorkForThePlanet
Image of a U.S. map showing 363 highlighted sites where the Student Conservation Association (SCA) completed conservation projects in FY24, with a scenic backdrop featuring a starry sky and a mountain landscape. An SCA crew member in a hard hat and harness stands on a high pine tree branch while training on tree rigging and trimming. A group of SCA crew members wearing yellow jackets and helmets use tools to create a fire line in a wooded area during Wildland Fire training. Four SCA crew members are equipped for winter work in the Adirondacks. They're wearing backpacks and snowshoes and standing on a wooden bridge with snow-covered trees in the background. Two of them are holding chainsaws.
February 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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🎉SCA Alum Week is almost here!

We’re dedicating a full week to celebrating our incredible community of 100,000+ alums who’ve made a difference #AtWorkForThePlanet on our public lands, national parks, urban forests and everywhere in between.

Alum Week Schedule ➡️ bit.ly/3HGLE68
Promotional poster for SCA Alum Week from June 22-28, featuring three separate images: a smiling individual in a hard hat and Conservation Begins Here t-shirt, two individuals in outdoor gear smiling at the camera, and a black-and-white group photo of happy historical participants.
June 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Today is the 10th International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

The Student Conservation Association salutes our awesome alums who have participated in our hands-on programs and have gone on to thrive in conservation careers.

#AtWorkForThePlanet #WomenInScience
An SCA crew member in a yellow helmet and blue shirt is smiling while climbing a large tree, using a harness and ropes, under a clear blue sky. An SCA crew member wearing a hijab standing in a woodland area holding small plants, ready for planting. A muddy SCA crew member wearing a yellow hard hat with an SCA logo, smiling while working with a mud-drenched pick axe in a wooded area. A black and white photo of SCA founder Liz Putnam sitting on a floor as a young woman. She is smiling and looking upward, wearing a dark top, tall white socks and loafers.
February 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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😍😍😍

Looking TREErific!

Be a *FORCE* for good and stand for conservation by helping protect forests everywhere. Donate today and receive a limited edition May The Forest Be With You hoodie or tee!

Get Yours: www.bonfire.com/store/studen...

#AtWorkForThePlanet #MayTheForestBeWithYou
SCA Solano Spring Young Adult Crew member standing in a garden with a shovel, wearing an SCA 'May the Forest Be With You' t-shirt and a baseball cap, with townhouses and flowering bushes in the background. Four Northwest Indiana Calumet Urban Forestry Crew members wearing SCA "May the Forest Be With You" t-shirts posing together on a sunny day with green grass in the background. Two SCA Urban Forestry crew members in "May the Forest be With You" t-shirts carrying green buckets across a grassy field with houses and a vehicle in the background in Northwest Indiana. SCA staff member Leo Sawyers wearing a "May the Forest be with You" t-shirt and gloves, watering a pine tree with a green watering can, smiling in a sunny outdoor setting.
May 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Earth Month Spotlight 🌎

Last summer, the SCA’s Olympic National Park Backcountry Trail Team worked alongside NPS staff, building bridges and turnpikes, retreading eroded and deteriorating trails, clearing brush and fallen trees, and creating memories for a lifetime.

#AtWorkForThePlanet
An SCA crew member in a hard hat and an SCA work shirt using a shovel in a lush forest, with text "A Summer Of Service" at the top. SCA's Olympic National Park Backcountry Trail Team walking through Olympic National Park on a trail surrounded by lush greenery, continuing the tradition of park upkeep initiated by founder Liz Putnam in 1957. Group of SCA's Olympic National Park Trail Team members walking on a forest trail, with lush greenery surrounding them. They appear happy and engaged in their work of maintaining the park. SCA crew leader Truman Wisen in a hard hat and uniform from the Backcountry Trail Team, standing in a lush forest setting in Olympic National Park. The text quotes Truman on the challenges and joys of being a crew leader, comparing it to being a therapist, parent, and friend all rolled into one.
April 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Now more than ever, we need you by our side.

Your support today can ensure that this essential work continues uninterrupted.

Donate Now! secure.thesca.org/site/Donatio...

#ConservationBeginsHere #AtWorkForThePlanet
An individual in a white hard hat and safety glasses looks over their shoulder with a focus on the camera, with a background of blurred greenery. Overlay text reads 'We Need Your Support Now More Than Ever. Young people are ready to protect our public lands, but their efforts are at risk of being canceled. You can make a difference today. DONATE NOW.' The SCA logo is visible on the hard hat.
March 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Today is the #InternationalDayOfForests, and we're celebrating by spotlighting our newest Urban Forestry Crew, launched last year with Bay Area Urban Green.

#JoinTheCrew #AtWorkForThePlanet #ConservationBeginsHere #WorldForestryDay
Urban Forestry Program Takes Root
Meet the inaugural Bay Area Urban Forestry Crew, which spent its first season working alongside local park and city staff to plant trees, remove invasive species, and reduce wildfire risk throughout t...
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March 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Special tree-livery! 🌳

Last week, our Bay Area Urban Green program partnered with Arbor Day Foundation, Amazon and Hayward Parks and Rec to plant trees at Bidwell Park in Hayward, CA.

Over 50 volunteers planted 25 trees and removed 65 cubic feet of debris from the park!

#AtWorkForThePlanet
An SCA staff member in a blue shirt and tan pants smiling while holding a large potted plant outdoors on a sunny day with a clear blue sky and green hills in the background. Two volunteers from Amazon are working outdoors, one digging and the other raking, on a sunny day with trees in the background. An SCA staff member in a blue "Conservation Begins Here" t-shirt using a tool outdoors during a tree planting event at Bidwell Park. Full group photo of volunteers from a tree planting event at Bidwell Park in Hayward, CA, many wearing black "Amazon" shirts, gathered for a group photo with trees and hills in the background.
March 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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We're kicking things off our 2025 Virtual Career Fair with the panel discussion: “Future Forward: SCA Alumni Shaping Our Sustainable Future."

Join us from 12 to 1:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 18.

REGISTER: scavirtualcareerfair.vfairs.com

#GreenJobs #AtWorkForThePlanet
February 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM