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Green Team Spotlight: Meet the Town of Paradise Green Team

The Town of Paradise Green Team spent the summer researching the most effective garden planning, local vegetation, native plants, native animals, outdoor classrooms, free little library, and created community engagement activities like fairy gardens and animal scavenger hunts. Throughout the course of the summer, we partnered with the Paradise Department of Recreation and Community Services […]

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Intern Spotlight: A Summer as CCNL’s Communications Assistant

Alexandra Rumbolt is the 2021 Conservation Corps NL Communications Assistant. Alex earned a Bachelor of Commerce from Memorial University and will be attending Uppsala University Campus Gotland, Sweden to complete a Master’s in Programme in Sustainable Management in 2021. This summer I’ve been having lots of fun working as the Communications Assistant Intern with Conservation […]

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Q&A with Green Team Leader Kacey Hammond

Kacey Hammond is an 18 year-old student from Torbay, NL. This summer, Kacey is the Team Leader with the Town of Torbay Conservation Corps NL Green Team. Throughout high school, Kacey has worked with many climate-focused organizations, such as Fridays For Future, Ducks Unlimited, and Stewardship Association of Municipalities. She also helped to found her […]