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This page features stories about Boston Youth Environmental Network members' programs,  special events, happenings, and participants. Text, photographs, and video are used to tell our members' stories. If you are interested in contributing content to the Storybank, e-mail it to dchavez@environetwork.org. Contributing organizations must refer to our Visual Content Disclaimer before submitting any photographs, video, or recordings for posting on this website.  

 
Groundwork Lawrence Green TeamUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Wilnely, a Green Team member this summer describes her experiences in an award-winning essay.
New England Aquarium Visitor Education and Family ProgramsUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Meet six of the twenty-nine teens who worked at the New England Aquarium in Visitor Education, as well as the two teens who worked in Family Programs during the Summer of 2008
New England Aquarium Community ProgramsUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
A team of eight teens brings free marine education programming to community centers all around the Boston area.
Henry's trip to the National Hispanic Environmental Council's Institute in Washington, D.C.Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
BYEN funded a trip for Henry, a teen who works for Zoo New England, to attend the National Hispanic Environmental Council's Institute 2008 in Washington, DC.
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy and the Student Conservation Association teamed up to put the "Green Team" into the fieldUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
In the summer of 2008, the Student Conservation Association (SCA) teamed up with the Emerald Necklace Conservancy (ENC) to put a “Green Team” of youth into the field doing park maintenance. 
The Environmental Chelsea Organizers at the Chelsea CollaborativeUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Learn a bit about the projects undertaken by the ECO team in Chelsea during the summer of 2008.
Meet the members of the Chelsea Collaborative's ECOUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Get to know a team that is making things happen in Chelsea.
Boston Natural Areas Network's Youth Conservation CorpsUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
37 teens, 7 weeks, over 5000 hours.  See what they accomplished in the summer of 2008.
Eagle Eye Institute and Greater Boston YMCA team upUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Teens from the Dorchester, Huntington, Hyde Park and Roxbury YMCA teen centers spent the day in Peru, MA to learn about nature and green careers. 
Ling's thoughts on the 2008 Teen Environmental Job FairUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Comments about the teen environmental job fair from the perspective of Ling, a teen who has been working with such organizations.
Boston Environmental Network hosts High School Student in Boston PIC's Job Shadow DayUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Cynthia, a student at Odyssey High School, job shadowed Helen Christou, Boston Environmental Network Assistant Coordinator, on February 1, 2008. Learn a little bit about her experience in the field and impression of the network.
Meet Ling, a Boston teenager who has been working in the environmental network for the past three years!Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Ling interned with Helen Christou and the BYEN during the 2007-2008 school year.  She has worked with the Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area for the past three years.  Read a little bit about how she got started with the Park Service.
Eagle Eye Institite's Learn About Forests Program and Hyde Park YMCA's Youth Development Department Partner Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Fourteen young people from the Hyde Park YMCA traveled out to Peru, MA to participate in Eagle Eye Institute’s signature Learn About Forests program.
Greenway Family Festa PicnicUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
On July 22nd, 2007 the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy held The Green Family Fiesta Picnic at Christopher Columbus Park in Boston.
EarthWorks Pilots a New Youth Employment ProgramUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
In the summer of 2007, EarthWorks employed teens to work on their Green Team in orchards and gardens. This program dovetails with other year round youth employment programs. Video interviews of youth participants included.
Teens Green J-Way SceneUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
A group of 6 Jamaica Plain and 1 Hyde Park youth spent the summer of 2007 thinning, terracing, mulching and planting a buffer of native plants on the Jamaicaway behind Mount Pleasant Home.
The Esplanade Association pilots Teen Leadership Program Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Meet some of the eight teens that worked for The Esplanade association in the summer of 2007 to improve the park and discover career opportunities.
  		 

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