International Women's Day (IWD) is a global day to celebrate women's achievements while recognizing the barriers women face to produce real action. In celebration of Women's History Month and IWD, EarthCorps is amplifying the voices of two women who are role models in how each of us can invest in women every day.
We’re thrilled to share an EarthCorps Yearbook entry from James Akedi! James was an international corps member in 2002. He shares about trying new things, learning important skills, and speaking up for what you believe in. What did you learn at EarthCorps? I learned a lot at EarthCorps. I learned about environmental restoration, leadership, and...
Amy Cirio was a corps member at EarthCorps in 2019 and crew lead in 2020. Passionate about environmental restoration and finding community, she is on a journey to dismantle her internalized white supremacy. Today, she works in environmental education at Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group. Most folks hear about EarthCorps through a friend of a...
Ana Cristina Andre was on the international corps in 2016 and served as a volunteer specialist in 2017. With a degree in forest engineering, she is currently working in Brazil at a packaging company where she focuses on watershed management and forest restoration. EarthCorps is many things. The list includes a leadership development program, an...
Did you know that 2023 marks 30 years of EarthCorps engaging in global leadership through local restoration? We have a rich tapestry of history made up of over 1,200 alumni, hundreds of homestays, countless volunteers, and too many community members and partners to name. We launched the EarthCorps Yearbook to capture some of this history....
Augustina was a 2018 International Corps Member. She has just finished studying environment system engineering and management at Memorial University in Newfoundland and hopes to use all she has learned to mitigate pollution. Everyone who comes to Earth Corps has their own story for how they first learned of this organization. For Augustina, it was...
Michael Rockwell served in multiple roles at EarthCorps between 2018 and 2022, including corps member, crew lead, habitat specialist, and alumni board fellow. He is currently completing an International MBA with a concentration in corporate sustainability at the Thunderbird School of Global Management. As an Eagle Scout, Michael was no stranger to outdoor leadership. With...
On August 5th, EarthCorps held its first ever virtual leadership development workshop for alumni. The 1.5 hour Zoom session focused on agility and adaptability in the workplace. The EarthCorps leadership development workshop allowed participants from around the globe to uncover their strengths as leaders in an ever-changing and complex world. Our facilitator, Kim, guided the...
We’re trying to play it cool, but this is REALLY big! Here is the back story: EarthCorps teamed up with Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) to study the rate at which coastal wetlands, estuaries, and tidal marshes sequester carbon. We studied how saltwater grasses and other marsh plants take carbon out of the air, and end up burying...
In June, EarthCorps welcomed new corps members from India, Georgia, Haiti, the Philippines, Brazil, Colombia, and Russia to Seattle, Washington! Leaving the familiar behind and plunging into the unknown, these young adults are committed to learning about the world in a way that books, television, and school can’t reveal. Cross-cultural exchange strengthens and more deeply connects...
