This program utilizes qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carry out appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service and education…

This program utilizes qualified non-profit youth- and veteran-serving organizations to carry out appropriate natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service and education projects on department of the interior lands through authorized national park service programs. Student conservation association members will work in an office and field environment, complete sea turtle conservation tasks, including sea turtle nesting and stranding data collection and entry, nest detection and protection, conducting hatchling releases, public outreach and education, and participate in training and mentorship opportunities. Outcomes include written reports, nest protection and detection, number of nests recovered and incubated, number of hatchlings released, and number of public education events and contacts made, as well as the number of juvenile and adult sea turtles recovered, rehabilitated, and released. Additionally, members will engage with the public, promote environmental stewardship, and develop personal and professional skills.beneficiaries include private non-profit institutions and organizations public and private non-profit academic institutions state and local government agencies quasi-public non-profit institutions and organizations that support youth and young adult career training and development, and education in the areas of natural and or cultural resource conservation and management. Individuals families students and the general public will receive a benefit from the development and execution of these programs and projects.