Enterprise For Youth

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. FOR THIS PROJECT, ENTERPRISE FOR YOUTH WILL PROVIDE A DIVERSE GROUP OF LOCAL AND URBAN YOUTH FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO SERVE IN INTERNSHIPS AT GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT JOHN MUIR NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. INTERNS WILL WORK ON PROJECTS SUCH AS SUCH HABITAT RESTORATION, GARDENING, INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT, WILDLIFE TRACKING AND OBSERVATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MONITORING, COMPUTER DATA ENTRY, PUBLIC SPEAKING, INTERPRETATION, AND COMMUNICATION. 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.