Environment
Location: Crossville, Tennessee – Cumberland Mountains
Price: $325
Main Focus: Environmental Issues – Trail Building
Service Agency: Cumberland Trail Conference www.cumberlandtrail.org
Volunteers: 12 Volunteers
Service Description: Tucked inside one of the most beautiful mountain ranges east of the Mississippi, the Cumberland Trail is a secret that will not be kept well for long. As an ASB and Cumberland Trail Conference (CTC) volunteer, you join community members, Americorps volunteers and Park Rangers in working up a sweat while in a stunningly beautiful mountain range. At the end of the week, you’ve done your part and got enough dirt on your clothes to make sure that future generations can learn the importance of enjoying and respecting nature’s power and beauty.
Location: El Yunque, Puerto Rico
Price: $1150
Main Focus: Environmental Issues
Service Agency: El Yunque National Rain Forest www.fs.fed.us/r8/caribbean
Volunteers: 12 volunteers
Service Description: Participants’ work in El Yunque will be dedicated to clearing trails, interacting with other rain forest employees, and cleaning up this breath-taking forest. In past years, participants have worked on various restoration projects, trail building, and environmental cleanup, all in efforts to preserve the El Yunque Caribbean National Rainforest.
Location: Costa Rica
Price: $1225
Main Focus: Environmental and Community Development Issues
Service Agency: ANDAR
Volunteers: 12 Volunteers
Service Description: Volunteer work will include working in the Tortugero National Park and also working on an organic farm in Cartagena.
Location : Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
Price : $1075
Main Focus : Environmental Protection and Youth Development
Service Agency: TBA
Volunteers : 12 Volunteers
Service Description: Volunteers will work at a local school as well as participating in varied tasks in order to improve the surrounding environmental area,
Location: Murphy, North Carolina
Price : 350
Main Focus : Environmental Protection and Restoration
Service Agency: Hiwassee River Watershed Coalition
Volunteers : 12 Volunteers
Service Description: Volunteers will work with the agency to restore the Hiwassee River watershed and work in protecting it for years to come.