| Reservations: | Required. Call 760-738-5079 for initial orientation session |
| Questions: | Education Department |
| Fee: |
$150; scholarships are available |
| Audience: | Students ages 14–18 |
| Location: |  |
| Duration: | Once accepted, Conservation Corps members serve 13 hours per month |
| Serve in programs & projects: | Fall session: select weekend days, September–December. |
Calendar: Conservation Corps
At the Wild Animal Park
Calling all teens!
Students ages 14–18 with an interest in conservation and the desire to make a difference can get a head start through Conservation Corps, a conservation action and advocacy program offered by the Wild Animal Park's Education Department.
Conservation Corps focuses on gaining conservation knowledge and developing presentation skills to share this knowledge with Park visitors and through conservation action projects.
Orientation sessions for Conservation Corps are held twice a year at the Wild Animal Park. Students who submit applications and teacher recommendations will be considered for participation, and those selected will be interviewed. A two-day training program will then take place, and Interpretation Days and Action Project Days will be scheduled accordingly. Commitment after trainng is one Saturday (interpretaiton day) and one Sunday (action day) each month for three months.
After training, Conservation Corps members will participate in projects and programs 13 hours per month for three months. Program fee is $150; scholarships are available. Two sessions are held each year: one in the spring (March–May) and one in the fall (October–December).
Fall 2009 schedule
Orientation for the Fall 2009 session:
- Sunday, August 16,1:30–2:30 p.m.
- Saturday, August 22, 10–11 a.m.
Interviews are held Saturday, September 12, 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Training (for those accepted into the program) is Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27, 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Schedule:
- Interpretation days:
Saturdays, October 3 and 10, November 7 and 14, December 5 and 12: 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Action Project days:
Sundays, October 18, November 22, and December 20: 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
For more information, call 760-738-5079.
Read a blog about a Conservation Corps project.
"Conservation Corps incorporates so many things I love to do: teaching, conservation, helping people and animals, and being at the Wild Animal Park. You and this program have helped mold me into the person I want and love to be. Thank you."—Natalie L, Conservation Corps participant
