After graduating as Conservation Advocate or as Conservation Ambassadors, students are charged with completing outreach in education, service, creative arts, media engagement, and outdoor mentorship. Students are currently well on their way to completing hundreds of hours of outreach, reaching thousands of people across the Commonwealth and beyond! Here at the Academy, it is essential to demonstrate what outreach can look like. Read this week’s blog to see what our full-time staff do as outreach!
Posted: September 14, 2024 by Katie Mace
Three Things I Wish I Knew about Going into the Environmental Workforce
This week’s blog is a guest post written by Kala, a 2008 Bucktails alum. Kala is a Project Manager with Environmental Solutions & Innovations (ESI), where she works as a Protected Species Regulatory Manager. Her career has taken her all across North America working with many different species – both terrestrial and aquatic.
Posted: September 7, 2024 by Katie Mace
Leading by Example – Community Outreach
After graduating as Conservation Advocate or as Conservation Ambassadors, students are charged with completing outreach in education, service, creative arts, media engagement, and outdoor mentorship. Students are currently well on their way to completing hundreds of hours of outreach, reaching thousands of people across the Commonwealth and beyond! Here at the Academy, it is essential to demonstrate what outreach can look like. Read this week’s blog to see what our full-time staff do as outreach!
Posted: August 31, 2024 by Katie Mace
Engaging our Alumni at Field School
Our programs thrive thanks to the continued involvement of our alumni, who serve as youth mentors, apprentices, summer staff, and instructors. The opportunities we offer allow alumni to return to field school each year provide them with valuable leadership development and resume-building skills as they advance in their careers. It’s truly a full-circle moment to see a former student leading the classroom as staff member. Below, we highlight the various ways our alumni contributed to the Academy this summer, giving back to the next generation.
Posted: August 23, 2024 by Katie Mace
2024 Alumni Reunion and Winner’s Educational Weekend Recap
It is always a pleasure to invite back the members of each field school’s “top team” at the end of the summer to celebrate their accomplishments. This past weekend, the Wildlife Leadership Academy hosted “Winner’s Educational Weekend” in conjunction with the much-anticipated Alumni Reunion.
Posted: August 19, 2024 by Katie Mace
2024 Apprentice Program – PA Ursids
In continuing to showcase our excellent apprentices, we are highlighting one of the ways in which they used their field school training. As part of our week-long curriculums, Conservation Ambassadors learn how to be interviewed via radio, television, or podcast. This year, apprentices sat down with Multimedia Marketing Specialist Katie Mace to reflect on their leadership experiences. Please enjoy this week’s vlog from the Ursids apprentices!