Conservation Corps NL 

Address: Suite 100, 10 Austin Street, St. John’s, NL A1B 4C2 

Tel: (709) 729-7265             Fax: (709) 729-7270  Website: http://www.ccnl.ca        Email: Through Website

Twitter: @CorpsNL                  Youtube: CCNL  Facebook: @ConservationCorpsNL   Instagram: @conservationcorpsnl  LinkedIn: Conservation Corps NL

Mandate:

Conservation Corps of NL is a non-for-profit organization focusing on supporting local environmental and cultural priorities, enhancing climate resilience, delivering environmental education and creating meaningful employment and skill development opportunities for youth.

Target Population:

Everyone.

Highlights of Programs/Services Offered:

Employment

• Green Team Program – Offers youth meaningful employment and skill development opportunities in a supportive team setting. Green Teams focus on local environmental and cultural projects developed in collaboration with communities, organizations, and other partners.
• Internship Program – Provides non-profit organizations, community groups and municipalities an opportunity to host an intern on a project focusing on environmental or cultural heritage conservation. This program allows for meaningful, paid employment opportunities for recent graduates and young people, while supporting important cultural and environmental initiatives in communities throughout the province. 
  • Learn more about specific opportunities through the website

Education: 

• Climate Change Education Centre (CCEC) – Offers in-classroom presentations to schools across the province. 
• Classroom Education: CCNL provides free classroom virtual and in person presentations on the science behind climate change for grades K-12
• Youth Resources
• Resources for Educators

Conservation

• Municipal Climate Sustainability
  • CCNL’s Rural Asset Management in a Changing Climate (RAMCC) Project is a holistic, innovative approach combining traditional asset management with climate change initiatives for small and rural communities in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • We are working to improve the health and sustainability of municipal infrastructure from a financial, social, and environmental perspective, while incorporating the challenges that climate change will bring to our communities.

Partner With Us 

• CCNL partners with non-profit organizations, municipalities, businesses, educational institutions and community groups on a wide variety of conservation priorities. If you are interested in advancing local cultural and/or environmental conservation priorities, creating meaningful employment opportunities for youth, or availing of our suite of environmental education programs and resources please get in touch! 
• If you have an idea for a project or initiative for your group, or organization, please contact Megan Stuckless, Director of Programs or fill out the form found through the website.