FOR STUDENTS:
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies: Mid-Hudson YES Program applications due May 21
The 2021 Young Environmental Scientists (YES) program is a paid opportunity for high school students to undertake hands-on watershed research in teams, under the mentorship of scientists, high school teachers, and undergraduates. Students will learn about their local environment while gaining experience forming and testing a research question, analyzing data, and communicating what they find. This is a paid 3-week research opportunity and will include field and lab components. It will run from July 26-August 13.
JOB POSTINGS:
Adirondack North Country Association: Executive Director applications due May 7
The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) seeks a dynamic, experienced Executive Director to join our rural economic development organization as we build prosperity across 14 counties located within and around New York’s Adirondack Park. ANCA’s work focuses on creating and sustaining local wealth and improving quality of life through three core program areas — Clean Energy, Food Systems and the Entrepreneurial Economy — as well as its close partnership with the Adirondack Diversity Initiative (ADI).
Open Space Institute: Conservation Diversity Fellowship applications due May 15
The Open Space Institute’s Conservation Diversity Fellowship, started in 2016, seeks candidates pursuing professional experience in the conservation field. The Fellowship is a full-time, salaried, one-year position in New York City offering candidates the chance to work with colleagues and leaders at the Open Space Institute to accomplish meaningful conservation goals.
New York State Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association: Part-Time Project Coordinator applications due May 15
The New York State Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association is seeking a part time project coordinator to assist the Association and its volunteer Board of Directors with various outreach, education and organizational activities.
NYS Water Resources Institute at Cornell University/NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Program: Climate Outreach Specialist applications due May 17
The Climate Outreach Specialist will support communities in the Hudson Valley to adapt to climate change and build resiliency through community planning, ecological solutions, and collaborative design. The intended outcome of this work is to help local governments with planning for climate resilience and implementing policies and capital projects that reduce their vulnerability to flooding, sea-level rise, heat stress, and other climate risks. Climate outreach and community assistance will take into account issues of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) to help ensure low income, high minority, and/or underserved community interests are considered and addressed through this program.
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference: Welch Trail Education Center Camp Caretaker
The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference is seeking a Camp Caretaker to live at the Welch Trail Education Center on Lower Twin Lake, in Harriman State Park, New York. The Caretaker would live at the camp full time May 1 through October 26. The ideal camp caretaker should lead by example, serve as a point of contact/staff liason for corps members, perform simple maintenance tasks and inform the Trail Conference of larger maintenance concerns while ensuring adherence to agreed upon house rules by all who reside at camp.
Sanctuary for Independent Media: NATURE Lab Community Science Coordinator
The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY is seeking an outgoing, organized, and motivated individual for a part-time seasonal position, NATURE Lab Community Science Coordinator. This paid position will assist the NATURE (North Troy Art Technology and Urban Research in Ecology) Lab Initiative, as it engages local youth and community members to connect with networks of artists, scientists, media makers, gardeners, organizers and neighbors in collective actions for environmental justice and sustainability. The role of the NATURE Lab Community Science Organizer/ Mentor is to coordinate the activities of the Water Justice LAB and Our Soil projects, including all youth supervision, community organizing and interaction with Media Sanctuary, Riverkeeper and Our Soil staff.
GRANTS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES:
Hudson River Valley Greenway: Planning and Trails Grant applications due May 7, September 10, & November 8
The Hudson River Valley Greenway Grant Program provides matching grants to Greenway Communities and Compact Communities. Greenway Communities are eligible to receive up to $10,000 to develop plans or projects consistent with the five Greenway criteria: natural and cultural resource protection, economic development, public access, regional planning, and heritage and environmental education. Higher amounts are awarded for intermunicipal projects. Plans can include natural resource inventories, open space plans, comprehensive plans, and more. The Hudson River Valley Greenway Conservancy Trails Grant Program is dedicated to funding recreational trail projects.
US EPA: The Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program applications due May 7
The Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program provides financial assistance to eligible organizations working on or planning to work on projects to address local environmental and/or public health issues in their communities. The program assists recipients in building collaborative partnerships with other stakeholders (e.g., local businesses and industry, local government, medical service providers, academia, etc.) to develop solutions that will significantly address environmental and/or public health issue(s) at the local level. The EJCPS Program requires selected applicants, or recipients, to use the EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Model as part of their projects.
US EPA: Environmental Justice Small Grants Program applications due May 7
The Environmental Justice Small Grants Program supports and empowers communities working on solutions to local environmental and public health issues. The program is designed to help communities understand and address exposure to multiple environmental harms and risks. Environmental Justice Small Grants fund projects up to $50,000, depending on the availability of funds in a given year. All projects are associated with at least one qualified environmental statute.
NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Program: Cornell Climate-adaptive Design Studio Host Community Letter of Interest due May 10
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Hudson River Estuary Program announces an opportunity for Hudson riverfront municipalities to host the Cornell University Department of Landscape Architecture’s Climate-adaptive Design Studio during the fall of 2021.The semester-long studio links students in landscape architecture with Hudson Riverfront communities to explore design alternatives for thriving, climate-resilient waterfront areas. Community stakeholders take part throughout the studio semester to help inform the design process and support practical results. An informational webinar will be held on Monday, April 12 at 1:30 pm. Webinar registration at: tinyurl.com/CaDstudio
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County: Cornell Culverts Model Calibration and Validation Request for Proposals due May 14
On behalf of the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County is seeking proposals for a multi-phase investigation into the Cornell Culverts Model (CCM, v2.1) for estimating hydrology and culvert hydraulics in the Ashokan Reservoir watershed. Phase I will involve a quantitative comparison of the CCM with other industry standard hydrology and hydraulics methods (e.g., gage analysis, HEC-RAS, etc. ) to determine if the current model provides reliable outputs at small road-stream crossing sites. If deemed necessary in Phase I, a second phase will involve performing model recalibration for local conditions and subsequent validation. A third phase will involve development of an interface or protocol to easily compare design alternatives to improve the CCM’s utility in the Ashokan basin. The CCM is an ArcGIS-based hydrology and culvert hydraulics model that uses landscape and precipitation data to estimate recurrence interval discharges at road-stream crossing (RSX) sites, total hydraulic capacity of the crossing infrastructure, and the maximum recurrence interval flow accommodated at the site, both under current and future precipitation scenarios.
US EPA: Environmental Justice Small Grants Grants extended to June 1
The Environmental Justice Small Grants Program supports and empowers communities working on solutions to local environmental and public health issues. The program is designed to help communities understand and address exposure to multiple environmental harms and risks. Environmental Justice Small Grants fund projects up to $50,000, depending on the availability of funds in a given year. All projects are associated with at least one qualified environmental statute.
US EPA: Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Grants extended to June 1
The Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program provides financial assistance to eligible organizations working on or planning to work on projects to address local environmental and/or public health issues in their communities. The program assists recipients in building collaborative partnerships with other stakeholders (e.g., local businesses and industry, local government, medical service providers, academia, etc.) to develop solutions that will significantly address environmental and/or public health issue(s) at the local level.
NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Program: Local Stewardship Planning Grants applications due June 2
This funding will help communities in the Hudson River estuary watershed increase resiliency to flooding, protect water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, and enhance natural resources. The minimum award amount is $10,500 and the maximum award amount is $50,000, with 15% match. This funding is from the NYS Environmental Protection Fund (EPF). Eligible projects advance four categories of projects and programs through planning, feasibility studies, and/or design:
- Hudson River shoreline communities to adapt land uses and decision-making to factor in climate change, flooding, heat, drought, and sea-level rise projections;
- Making water infrastructure more resilient to flooding and/or sea-level rise;
- Watershed and source water management planning (including assessing and monitoring water quality, developing a watershed characterization, and planning and designing water quality improvement projects); and
- Conservation of natural resources by creating a natural resources inventory, open space inventory/index, open space plan, conservation overlay zone, open space funding feasibility study, or connectivity plan.
NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Program: River Education Grants due June 2
Approximately $200,000 is available to support projects to enhance education about the estuary along the tidal waters of the Hudson and make opportunities to learn about the Hudson River Estuary more accessible. The funding may be used to design, equip and/or construct educational facilities (including signage, exhibits, and river-focused art installations), support development of plans or curriculum, purchase of equipment, and/or development of web sites or mobile phone apps. The minimum grant award is $10,500, and the maximum grant amount is $40,000, with 15% match.
NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Program: River Access Grants due June 2
Approximately $200,000 is available in the RFA for River Access for projects along the shoreline of the Hudson estuary, including the tidal portion of its tributaries, that provide new or improved accessibility at new or existing access sites for boating, fishing, swimming, and/or wildlife-dependent recreation. The minimum grant award is $10,500 and the maximum grant amount is $50,000, with 15% match. This funding is from the NYS Environmental Protection Fund (EPF).
NYS DEC: Applications for funding to support eligible dam repairs due June 11
DEC is now accepting applications for grants to assist with technical, planning, design, and other pre-construction activities associated with the rehabilitation of eligible dams classified as High Hazard dams. Local governmental entities and municipalities, including but not limited to counties, cities, towns, and villages, and not-for-profit corporations with dam projects in New York State are eligible to apply. Projects must be in a county with an approved hazard mitigation plan. Projects and applicants must meet additional eligibility criteria as described in the Request for Applications. A total of $650,000 in grants is available, with awards up to $100,000 per project. Funding is provided through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) High Hazard Potential Dam (HHPD) grant program.
NYS DEC: Environmental Justice Community Impact Grant applications due July 1
Community Impact Grants provide funding for projects that address environmental and public health threats in low-income and minority communities, such as a large number of regulated facilities, contaminated sites, noise, air, and water pollution, health problems and a lack of green space and waterfront access. $4.1 million is available for community-based organizations to fully or partially fund projects that address environmental justice related concerns including, but not limited to environmental research, community gardens, tree plantings, education and curriculum development, urban farming training, habitat restoration, and the monitoring of air, and water quality. Organizations can apply to receive up to $100,000 in funding. These grants have helped communities generate data through community-based science and have helped to engage residents in addressing and understanding the challenges and opportunities for improving community health, safety, and sustainability.
