Nova Scotia Youth Conservation Corps Program: Supporting Local Projects

July 8, 2013

The Joggins Fossil Institute, in partnership with the River Hebert & Area Garden Club and Clean Nova Scotia are pleased to announce approval of an Nova Scotia Youth Conservation Corps (NSYCC) project. Funding for this project included providing for employment for two local youth interns this summer.  The two youth interns will be assisting both the Garden Club and the Joggins Fossil Institute on a number of environmental initiatives, including establishing several Pollinator Gardens and contributing to natural landscaping and native vegetation planting  in local public spaces. 

The overarching goal of the Nova Scotia Youth Conservation Corps project is to contribute to the local environment, but also to provide the participating interns with positive work experiences and to build skills related to working in the environmental field.  According to the RH Garden Club manager Su Morin, the program not only provides a great employment benefit to local youth in an area, where student jobs are scarce, but is a great way of contributing to our local environmental health.  For the Joggins Fossil Institute, this program provides an opportunity to maintain and further develop the natural landscaping initiatives.  The youth interns working at the Joggins Fossil Cliffs UNESCO World Heritage site will also provide educational programming and conduct community outreach which will lead to a greater appreciation of the natural heritage both past and present.

This project is funded by Clean Nova Scotia.

Rainy day project for our youth interns Zack and Josh as they start planning the Pollinator Garden.