Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps Member - Town of Charlestown : Job Details

We're looking for young professionals, ages 18-25, who want to gain experience, crucial career skills, a support system, and key connections within the environmental field through the Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps program.

The Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps is a one-year term of stipend-supported ($33,280) service that will place the right candidate with the Town of Charlestown beginning on August 19, 2025.

This year, the Town of Charlestown is one of the many potential Host Organizations for the 2025-26 Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps service year. If successfully matched with the Town of Charlestown, you would help develop an urban tree canopy program focused on the following elements:• Tree Canopy Assessment (using the latest computer tools)

• Planning for Tree Management, including Stormwater Control, Ordinances, and Park Improvements

The Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps places young adults (ages 18-25) with nonprofit organizations or government agencies for a fulltime, one-year term of stipend-supported service in the environmental field. The Corps provides young professionals with experience, leadership and professional development training, mentorship, and a support network with other young environmentalists. Positions offered by host organizations are in the fields of environmental restoration, community engagement, environmental education, climate change, sustainable agriculture, energy conservation, and forestry.

To engage and empower diverse groups to take actions that enrich natural resources and local communities of the Chesapeake Bay region.

The Chesapeake Bay and local watersheds are healthy and safe, our waters are fishable and swimmable, local communities benefit from these healthy resources, and everyone participates in restoring and protecting our natural resource treasures.

Applications for the Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps must be submitted through the Trust's online system by March 6th, 2025 at 4:00 pm. To learn more and apply visit: For any questions about the Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps, contact Hayley Rost 410-###-#### x119 or Bryan Lightner 667-###-####.

The Chesapeake Bay Trust is a nonprofit grant-making organization dedicated to improving the watersheds of the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Coastal Bays, and Youghiogheny River. Created in 1985 by the Maryland General Assembly, our goal is to increase stewardship through grant programs, special initiatives, and partnerships that support K-12 environmental education, on-the-ground watershed restoration, community engagement, and the underlying science of these three realms. Through our grants, the Trust engages hundreds of thousands of students and volunteers in projects that have a measurable impact on the natural resources of our region. Grantees include schools, local governments, community groups, faith-based groups, watershed organizations, and other not-for-profit entities.

Grants made by The Trust include resources from a variety of sources: the Treasure the Chesapeake vehicle license plate, donations made through the Chesapeake Bay and Endangered Species Fund on the Maryland State income tax form, donations from individuals and corporations, and partnerships with private foundations and federal, state, and local agencies. The Trust leverages resources from these sources in the most cost-effective way: 90% of the Trust's expenditures are directed to its Chesapeake Bay restoration and education programs, and the Trust has consistently received the top rating, four stars, from Charity Navigator to acknowledge our efficiency.

Our goal is simple: we believe that getting residents involved is key to restoring the Chesapeake Bay.