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A conservation and environmental education nonprofit is seeking applications from recent high school graduates, college graduates and young professionals pursuing a career in conservation.
Kupu's Conservation Leadership Development Program focuses on developing the next generation of environmental stewards, according to a news release Monday. The next full-term cohort begins in October and ends in September 2024.
Participants will be matched with a conservation host site for the program, where they will learn and serve alongside conservation experts in fields that include ornithology, botany, natural and aquatic resource management, biology, marine biology, Hawaiian cultural studies and more.
Host sites on Maui include:
• State Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Na Ala Hele Trails Program.
• Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project.
• Ho'ola 'Aina 'O Kula.
• The Nature Conservancy - Maui Marine and Terrestrial Programs.
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge.
• Zoological Society of San Diego Wildlife Alliance - Maui Bird Conservation Center.
• National Tropical Botanical Garden - Kahanu Garden and Preserve.
• Mauna Kahalawai Watershed Partnership.
Participants for this term will receive a monthly living allowance of $2,560, earning a compensation package valued up to $36,000, plus health insurance. Upon completion of the service term, participants will receive an education award of $6,495 and have access to the Kupu Pathways program, which offers a kick-start to college through Arizona State University, with no transcripts needed.
For more details and to apply online, visit www.kupuhawaii.org/conservation/. The priority deadline for applications is Sept. 8.
For questions, contact conservation@kupuhawaii.org or call (808) 735-1221, ext. 2002.