The Crew Leader will be responsible for teaching watershed science and supervising a crew of five high-school students as they work on and learn from river restoration projects in the Danbury, CT area. As a capstone to this summer program, the Crew Leader will help each Crew Member design and execute a presentation to the community about their educational and/or restorative accomplishment(s) during the season. Specific watershed restoration projects may include, but are not limited to:
  • raingarden plantings/maintenance
  • invasive plant management
  • riparian buffer plantings
  • water quality sampling and stream health data collection
  • trail maintenance.


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