A Farewell and a Start to a New Service Term!

Hello!

Thank you so much for reading my blog depicting my 2013-2014 term of service with the NJDEP Watershed Ambassadors Program! As you can imagine, the last month of service was a whirlwind of assignments wrapping up. To give you a few numbers, I completed:

• 35 visual and biological stream assessments
• 3 Volunteer Monitoring Trainings
• 5 Partnership Cleanup projects
• Over 100 educational presentations
• 1 final report to DEP!

It was a wonderful experience which led me to a summer position as an Environmental Educator with Montclair State University Passaic River Institute's Eco-Explorers Program. Along with two other educators, I traveled with Newark middle school students all around the Passaic River basin teaching on our interconnected ecosystem.

Now, I have just begun my second year of service: this time with FoodCorps! I will be educating preschool to high school students on nutrition and food, engaging them in school and community gardens, and sourcing local foods into their cafeterias and classrooms for breakfast, lunch, and snack programs! I am excited to be serving another year and look towards the future of public and environmental health: it's up to today's (AmeriCorps) leaders to continue forging the path to sustainability!

All the best,
Tilly (Thalya) :D 

P.S. Keep an eye out for my official FoodCorps service blog- coming soon!