01-28-2007, 09:57 PM
[font "Times New Roman"]Do you have time to volunteer for the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Wildlife Division? Are you interested in learning about wildlife and teaching what you have learned to others? If so, why not apply for the Master Wildlife Conservationist Program (MWCP)? The MWCP is a 40-hour volunteer training program sponsored by the DEP Wildlife Division at the Sessions Woods Conservation Education Center in Burlington. Classes are presented primarily by Wildlife Division staff and cover topics such as: wildlife management, Connecticut specific wildlife issues, ecology, forestry, and interpretation. Individuals interested in attending the program series need to complete an application form. Class size is limited to 20 and a few spaces are still available for the next program series, beginning in late February.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]Upon completion of the classes and passing the examination, volunteers are asked to provide 40 hours of service the next year and 20 hours each subsequent year to remain in the program. Volunteer service can include leading wildlife-related walks, presenting programs, habitat enhancement at wildlife management areas, and assisting Wildlife Division biologists with research projects. Other wildlife conservation projects initiated by candidates in their own town, such as conservation commission-related work, are also considered valid volunteer service.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]If you would like an application or more information, please contact Natural Resource Educator Laura Rogers-Castro, of the DEP Wildlife Division, at 860-675-8130 (Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.) or [url "mailto:laura.rogers-castro@po.state.ct.us"]laura.rogers-castro@po.state.ct.us[/url].[/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"]Upon completion of the classes and passing the examination, volunteers are asked to provide 40 hours of service the next year and 20 hours each subsequent year to remain in the program. Volunteer service can include leading wildlife-related walks, presenting programs, habitat enhancement at wildlife management areas, and assisting Wildlife Division biologists with research projects. Other wildlife conservation projects initiated by candidates in their own town, such as conservation commission-related work, are also considered valid volunteer service.[/font]
[font "Times New Roman"]If you would like an application or more information, please contact Natural Resource Educator Laura Rogers-Castro, of the DEP Wildlife Division, at 860-675-8130 (Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.) or [url "mailto:laura.rogers-castro@po.state.ct.us"]laura.rogers-castro@po.state.ct.us[/url].[/font]
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