Category: Opportunity

Volunteer Opportunity – Walkable Washington Symposium Oct 18

Feet First is hosting this 4th annual walkability event on October 18 at the NW African American Museum. The event features 3 panel discussions, a keynote address and a neighborhood WalkShop. This event is volunteer organized and driven — get behind the scenes and and earn free registration (and lunch!) with 4 hours of your time. Opportunities to get involved include set-up, registration, photography and more. Fill out this SIGNUP FORM for more information and for more details.

EVENT INFORMATION: www.feetfirst.org/walkablewashington

QUESTIONS: christie@feetfirst.org

Green Shores for Homes Training Program

Green Shores for Homes
Wednesday-Thursday, October 23-24, 2017, 8:30am-4pm
Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle, WA 98105
Cost: $395

Instructors: Nicole Faghin, Washington Sea Grant, and Jessica Cote, Confluence Environmental Company

This two-day workshop provides participants with in-depth knowledge about how the Green Shores credit and rating systems can be used to improve the quality of shoreline management projects. Green Shores for Homes is a voluntary program similar to green building rating programs such as Built Green and LEED with a focus on waterfront properties. A residential project receives points for design features.

The content is of interest to professionals (biologists, engineers, planners, landscape architects) and contractors, local and regional government staff, and others seeking to implement the Green Shores program for a shoreline improvement, new design or development, or other related shoreline projects.

The first day of the workshop begins with a review of shoreline ecosystems including threats and issues, management and restoration strategies, and regulatory structures in place. The Green Shores program, including benefits to stakeholders, steps for implementation, and credit systems, are also covered. The second day of the workshop focuses on application of the Green Shores credit and ratings systems through a series of desktop and field exercises. The workshop concludes with a guided group discussion around how to implement key concepts and put new learning into practice.

Professional credits approved: APLD (11), ASLA (12), CERP (12), CPH (12), ecoPRO (12), NALP/WALP (12)

The Alliance for Pioneer Square seeks a part-time intern to join our team. The position closes October 27, 2017.

To view the position description and to apply, click HERE.

LEED Green Associate (GA) Training
When: November 11th 2017 – 1:00PM to 5:00 PM
Where: UW Seattle – Loew Hall – Room 112

Registration: https://leadinggreen.ca/uwseattle

Want to get involved in sustainability? Opportunities are plentiful and LEED is at the forefront!

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is simply a sustainability scorecard for green buildings. Buildings can become LEED Certified as can people! The LEED Green Associate is the only professional designation to show employers and clients you have certified knowledge in the field.

To date, this course and its materials have proven to be instrumental in helping over 8000 students pass their respective exam at a 100% pass rate. This course is offered at a quarter of the price and time as the competition and is geared at allowing students to graduate with letters after their name!

This course meets the exam’s eligibility requirements and the USGBC charges a $100 (reduced for students) fee for the actual exam which can be taken at any time at your nearest Prometric center. Save money by reserving your spot today and make a positive difference in your career!

Early-Bird Cost: $300 ($200 for full time students)

To register for the class please visit: https://leadinggreen.ca/uwseattle

FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE!

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Additional information and dates are available HERE.

Are you interested in learning about what being a planning professional in the Puget Sound area is really like? Do you want to develop a productive and interesting mentor-mentee relationship with a professional? Apply for the YPG Mentorship Program by sending a resume and a paragraph long statement of purpose to ypgmentorshipprogram@gmail.com by October 16th!

See flier below.

View the job description and apply HERE.

See flier below!

We are currently looking for a English/Spanish bilingual garden manager for our community garden program https://www.goodfoodjobs.com/jobs/103020.

Our nonprofit’s mission is to offer
… Latino families a place to connect to their roots and the earth by growing their own food, as well as training in organic gardening, small scale farming and small business creation. We build wide-ranging partnerships in the community to achieve our goals of increased health, cultural identity, community integration and economic self-sufficiency amongst Latinos in Lane County.

Visit https://huertodelafamilia.org to learn more.