Related to RTPI’s work with Audubon Connecticut in the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds is our partnership on the Bridgeport WildLife Guards project: http://rtpi.org/education/wildlife-guards/
RTPI is once again teaming up with Audubon Connecticut and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut to run the 2016 WildLife Guards program, which trains, mentors, and employs ten local high schools students and two crew leaders who monitor nesting birds and engage visitors, families, and friends about the City’s Pleasure Beach and its ecosystem. The WildLife Guards offer unique activities for children like making their own Piping Plover, coastal ecology walks and trail hikes, seine netting and plant identification. The program features education, conservation and advocacy in action five days a week, reaching thousands of visitors over the summer and making a difference for rare or endangered plants and wildlife on Pleasure Beach while creating the next generation of environmentalists.
Crew Leader Emily Allen (L)
We are thrilled to have one of our WildLife Guard crew leaders from 2015, Emily Allen, returning this year. However, we are still looking for the second crew leader. If you know a talented, responsible and eager college-aged person who would love to do some education, conservation and outreach at Pleasure Beach this summer please send them this PDF and encourage them to apply: http://rtpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/WildLife-Guard-Crew-Leader-position-description-2016.pdf
Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
