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Explore Stewardship Across Chicago What better way to . . . → Read More: Earth Day is Just Around the Corner, but You Can Celebrate Every Day]]> Celebrate Earth Day by attending one of the many upcoming stewardship events coming up soon!   Can’t make it?  Check out our Event Calendar, which will be updated with exciting opportunities from stewardship events to festivals and everything in between to celebrate Earth Day all year long.

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Explore Stewardship Across Chicago
What better way to celebrate Earth Day than to get outside and clean up Chicago?  Events occur all month long. Register, if requested, with the event host and send any questions to the event contact.  Most sites offer gloves, bags and other necessary materials.  Please bring your own snacks and water bottle.  Be sure to dress appropriately for the weather and activity.  Comfortable shoes that can get dirty are recommended.  All events are kid-friendly – feel free to bring the whole family!

Contact svergara@thesca.org

Earth Day Celebration at Washington Park

It has been an amazing 6 years and we look forward to many more years of grassroots community development and environmental stewardship throughout Chicago.

Want to . . . → Read More: The Chicago Conservation Corps Six-Year Report]]> Check out the Chicago Conservation Corps’ six-year report here. We have come a long way since 2006 and we want to share the memories and impacts with you.

It has been an amazing 6 years and we look forward to many more years of grassroots community development and environmental stewardship throughout Chicago.

Want to join our environmental leadership network? There is still space available for our Spring 2012 Environmental Leadership Training Series. During the training, you’ll learn from community and environmental leaders about urban environmental challenges and opportunities for change; then you’ll lead an environmental service project in your community with C3 support and resources.

To apply for the C3 Leadership Training Series, you must be a City of Chicago resident and attend one orientation. The Spring 2012 training will be held at the Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 N. Sacramento Blvd, on Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. on April 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30. Attend an orientation in April to learn more.

• Tuesday, April 10, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m., Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 N Sacramento Blvd

• Wednesday, April 11, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m., City Hall, 121 N La Salle St

• Thursday, April 12, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m., Washington Park Fieldhouse, 5531 S. Martin Luther King Dr.

To sign up for an orientation or for more information, visit www.conservationcorps.org or contact C3 at (312) 743-9283 or conservation@cityofchicago.org. A $75 fee covers course participation and project support. Financial assistance is available upon request.

We are now accepting applications! www.surveymonkey.com/spring2012leaderapplication Remember that you must also attend an orientation listed above to participate.

Are you a teacher or know a teacher at a CPS School?  Then consider our Student Clubs program!

Club projects include recycling, worm composting, water conservation, and anti-idling campaigns. Teachers involved receive a stipend, materials, project guides, training and other resources.  Learn more about the program here.

Attend one of the orientation dates below to learn more:

For questions or to reserve a seat, please contact (312) 743-9283 or conservation@cityofchicago.org.

To apply you must be a Chicago Public School teacher (6th – 12th grades) and attend an orientation.  If you are accepted into the program, you must attend three workshops in the 2012-2013 school year, held on Tuesday evenings at the Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 N. Sacramento Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612.

We hope you will join us!

@ChiConservation – our Twitter account

@CariMclean – Manager, Social Media @HIMSS & @mHIMSS. . . . → Read More: Where to find C3 Leaders on Twitter & Facebook]]> Thank you for joining us. Let this be your guide to finding, liking, and following leaders from the Chicago Conservation Corps. If your name needs to be added, leave your twitter handle or facebook page in the comments below. Thank you!

Twitter:

@ChiConservation – our Twitter account

@CariMclean – Manager, Social Media @HIMSS & @mHIMSS. Self-proclaimed green nerd. Former ballerina. Loves vegetables and goat cheese.

@DanaMcKenzieLee – healthy food blogger- vegetarian & pescitarian

@ecoactivista – I’m a mom of 2, sharing my experiences and info on living a non-toxic, sustainable and eco-friendly lifestyle in Chicago!

@JennyJeronimo – Time Travel Agent. Creative Director Designer. Singer Songwriter. Leader of new Chicago chapter of @SheSaysUs. #changetheratio

@katinchicago -

@lafleen – Conservation, laughter, compassion.

@letUbeU – Blogging & fighting for your future. My weapons: Science, Conservation, & Happiness. Doing it w/ chronic arthritis pain.#letUbeU

@LivCohn -

@martinmaciasjr - Writer/journal-activist at @radioarte/@AREAchicago – working towards immigrant/environmental/social/economic justice – FC Barca fan. Organizer at @chicagofair

@MegMatthews – Environmental communications and urban EE leader. Sustainability newsmonger, green chronicler, social justice advocate, bird stalker and self-confessed ecogeek.

@RobWestPlumbing - Full service plumbing shop. 773-290-8232 Chicago and Chicagoland area. specializing in flood control, furnace and boiler repair. Green Plumber.

Facebook:

Chicago Conservation Corps

Elsa Jacobson

Jake Williams – Adopt-A-Beach page

JenEvansDesign

Mark Brouwer

Olivia Cohn

Kristen Pratt

Rob West Plumbing

The Chicago Department of Transportation is seeking a partner or partners to run the Chicago Conservation Corps . . . → Read More: Chicago Department of Transportation Releases Request for Proposals for the Chicago Conservation Corps Program]]> Interested in the C3 program and think it would be a good fit for your organization?  Consider submitting a proposal to run the C3 program in partnership with the City of Chicago.  Read on for details.

The Chicago Department of Transportation is seeking a partner or partners to run the Chicago Conservation Corps (C3) program.  Founded in the spring of 2006 at the former Chicago Department of Environment, the Chicago Conservation Corps recruits, trains and supports a network of volunteers who work together to improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods and schools through environmental service projects that protect our water, clean our air, restore our land and save energy.  C3 is run in collaboration with seventeen non-profit and municipal partner organizations across Chicago.  C3 volunteers include Chicago residents of all ages and backgrounds engaged in grassroots environmental action in Chicago’s communities.

You can find the request for proposals for the C3 program here.

Please note that a mandatory respondents’ pre-submittal conference will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at Chicago City Hall, Room 1103 (121 N. LaSalle Street). If you wish to submit a proposal for the C3 program, you or a member of your team must attend the meeting on March 22, 2012.  All those interested in attending should RSVP to sean.wiedel@cityofchicago.org by Tuesday, March 20, 2012 and write “Chicago Conservation Corps Respondents Conference” in the subject line.  Please feel free to pass this information to your networks.