Environmental Opportunities for Post-Graduates

Lutheran Volunteer Corps (various locations): Responsibilities include activities such as developing educational curriculum, research on water pollution or other environmental issues, restoration projects, developing activist volunteers, policy work, working with community groups and more. One does not have to be Lutheran or Christian to serve.

Website: www.lvchome.org

Peace Corps (various international sites): Volunteers are leaders in grass-roots efforts to protect the environment, working on projects such as establishing forest conservation plans and developing alternatives to wood as a fuel source. They collaborate with various organizations to promote environmental education through projects like recycling, wildlife preservation, and park management. Volunteers also work to provide potable water to rural and urban communities and to alleviate waterborne diseases.

Website: www.peacecorps.gov

White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (Indiana): Working with the Ministry of the Sisters of Providence, one would learn how all living things are interdependent on one another. This program offers education on leadership, preservation, and restoration and reverent use of natural resources. It strives to promote an awareness and a way of living which supports all life.

Website: www.sistersofprovidence.org/wvc.htm