Fall 2023-24 Fellowship Projects
Projects will continue to be added as descriptions become available. Please note that project listings are subject to change and final availability is contingent upon a variety of factors, including fellow placement.
| Region | Organization | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Northern California | Alpine Watershed Group Wildfire Restoration to Forest Resiliency: Addressing Climate Change in Alpine County City: Markleeville Project Focus: Wildfire Resiliency | Alpine Watershed Group (AWG) protects, conserves, and restores the watersheds of Alpine County by promoting sustainable community and science-based collaborative solutions. AWG supports Alpine County watershed health through water quality monitoring, restoration projects, and community engagement. Following the Tamarack Fire in 2021, Fellows mobilize the community, including the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California on whose ancestral lands Alpine County sits, to create a more resilient forest and heal the landscape. Fellows support increased community wildfire resilience through collaborative messaging on best practices for resilient, sustainable forests and engaging volunteers in post-fire restoration and monitoring, such as planting trees, tracking survival rates, and developing a native seed volunteer collection program to build supply for the restoration of native plant communities. |
| Northern California | American Forests California Cone Corps Seed & Workforce Fellow City: North Fork Project Focus: Wildfire Resiliency | American Forests is a national non-profit organization committed to creating healthy and resilient forests, from cities to wilderness, that deliver essential benefits for climate, people, water, and wildlife. Fellows increase wildfire resiliency and help meet state reforestation goals by supporting preservation of the native seeds of California's forest. Fellows educate the community about the current seed shortage and provide opportunities to get involved. Projects include citizen science volunteer monitoring, initiatives around Latino Conservation week, watershed monitoring, cone and seed demonstrations, and virtual field trips. |
| Greater LA | Amigos de los Rios East Los Angeles Emerald Necklace River Greenway Title 1 School Urban Greening Climate Action Fellows City: Altadena Project Focus: Urban Greening | Amigos de los Rios works to create the Los Angeles Emerald Necklace “Mountains to Sea” natural infrastructure network of greenways, green schools, parks, and trails throughout underserved communities in the Los Angeles Basin. This work connects urban residents to nature, provides equitable access to recreation and green spaces, and protects Los Angeles’ environment and urban communities from the ever-increasing threats of climate change. Fellows help implement natural infrastructure projects benefiting eastern Los Angeles County’s urban communities, which suffer disproportionately from gray infrastructure and lack of urban forestry. Projects include greening Title 1 public schools and urban rivers, as well as developing multilingual and age-appropriate climate education materials. Fellows also expand Amigos’ volunteer pool and participate in creating the Emerald Necklace urban forest. |
| All Regions | Bay Area Community Resource (Team Leaders) Team Leaders City: Various Project Focus: Urban Greening; Organic Waste & Edible Food Recovery; Wildfire Resiliency | Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) is the implementing partner of the California Climate Action Corps Fellowship. Team Leaders play a key role in supporting climate volunteer engagement by providing resources and support to California Climate Action Corps fellows; tracking, leading, or participating in volunteer events; and collaborating with California Volunteers to connect volunteers with service opportunities through fellows and host partners. Team Leaders also support community outreach as program ambassadors and lead monthly volunteer, education, or outreach events in partnership with other fellows. |
| Los Angeles | Breathe Southern California Environmental Engagement and Volunteer Engagement Fellows with Blue Sky LA City: Los Angeles Project Focus: Urban Greening | Breathe Southern California (Breathe SoCal) is an environmental health nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting clean air and healthy lungs through research, education, advocacy, and technology. Fellows support the Blue Sky LA program, which encourages Angelenos to participate in monthly air-quality-related volunteer opportunities with the goal of achieving measurable reductions in climate pollutant emissions, building community, beautifying the local environment, and cleaning LA’s air before the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Fellows build awareness of program opportunities, recruit partners and volunteers for events, and plan and track events. |
| Northern California | Butte County Fire Safe Council Wildfire Resilience and Community Education Fellows City: Paradise Project Focus: Wildfire Resiliency | The Butte County Fire Safe Council provides safety in Butte County through wildfire hazard education, mitigation, and wildfire recovery. They provide wildfire education and risk reduction services to Butte County residents living in wildland urban interface communities. Fellows improve youth wildfire education, volunteer engagement, neighborhood wildfire safety and preparedness, and climate resilience by leading multiple, no-cost public programs for wildland urban interface residents. Fellows also focus on either K-12 education or media outreach, support local fire safe councils and Firewise USA communities, and support larger volunteer events. |
| Northern California | Butte Environmental Council, Inc. Butte Regional Community Climate Resilience Initiative City: Chico Project Focus: | Butte Environmental Council (BEC) protects and defends the land, air, and water through action, advocacy, and education. Programs range from classroom workshops to large community events such as the annual Bidwell Park and Chico Creeks Cleanup, Chico Bicycle Music Festival, and tree plantings at schools and parks. BEC also has a community garden and composting program. Fellows support tree planting at residences, schools, and parks, as well as coordinate the development of community gardens and grassroots household food composting initiatives. Fellows recruit volunteers for fruit tree planting, provide outreach to community members to sign up for food waste pickup, support local climate education initiatives, and support BEC's youth education programs through workshops focused on recycling, composting, urban forestry and climate change. |
| Los Angeles | California Creative Learning Academy Environmental Services Fellows City: Los Angeles Project Focus: Urban Greening; Organic Waste & Edible Food Recovery | California Creative Learning Academy (CalCreative) offers an education that embraces the power of possibility through a holistic approach to learning, authentic experiences, and the ability to effect social change. Fellows help to green CalCreative’s facilities, enhance students’ environmental learning opportunities, and assist the school to shift from energy wasting to energy saving. Fellows partner with agencies on urban greening projects and develop a lunch-waste diversion model to divert food waste away from landfills. Regular activities include organizing volunteers for lunch food waste diversion and monthly community gardening days. |
| Central Valley | California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Urban Forestry Next Generation Career Camp City: Sacramento Project Focus: | The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection serves and safeguards the people and protects the property and resources of California. The Urban and Community Forestry Program expands and improves the management of trees and related vegetation in communities throughout California. Fellows provide urban forestry and arboricultural education and training to young adults underrepresented in the industry using targeted and authentic outreach and partnership building. Additional tasks include leading the collaboration and partnership building between CAL FIRE and other entities which may include CAL FIRE’s current 125 grantees of the Urban and Community Forestry Program, dozens of nonprofit urban forestry organizations, and hundreds of volunteers and members of the public through organizing or attending community tree planting events. |
| Northern California | California Open Lands Community Cultural Stewardship Program City: Chico Project Focus: Urban Greening; Wildfire Resiliency | California Open Lands (COL) enhances and preserves natural resources in the conservation of Northern California’s flora and fauna on open lands in perpetuity, including the restoration and cultivation of California native plants utilizing principles of Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ITEK) for food, fiber and medicine; and fosters opportunities for people to connect with and learn about the natural resources and open lands of their neighborhood and region. Fellows engage Butte County and Northern California communities in short-term volunteer opportunities in the stewardship and maintenance of COL reserves and other public lands. Fellows also help facilitate long-term stewardship goals of the community and the land stewarded by COL by supporting development of ITEK curriculum development, long-term climate resilience planning, and ITEK-certified workforce development. |
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