Title:  2025 Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps (CCCC) Member

Location: Hybrid: at least one day a week in Bethesda office is required; this role also will require regular time throughout Rock Creek and other regional locations and will involve field work 

Reports to:  Program Director 

Type: Placement through the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s administration of the CCCC Program

About the Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps (CCCC) Program

The CCCC Program, administered by the Chesapeake Bay Trust, is a one-year term of stipend-supported ($33,280) service that places young people ages 18-25 (Corps Members) with nonprofit organizations and government agencies to serve full-time in the environmental field. 

The Corps provides young professionals with experience, leadership and professional development training, mentorship, and a support network with other young environmentalists. Positions offered by host organizations are in the fields of environmental restoration, community engagement, environmental education, climate change, sustainable agriculture, energy conservation, and forestry. The Chesapeake Bay Trust anticipates placing ~50 Corps Members with Host Organizations for a year of service beginning on August 19th, 2025. 

To Apply: Corps Member applications are due on March 6th, 2025 at 4pm ET.  View the application package at https://cbtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2025-26-Corps-Member_Fellow-Application-Package.pdf.

About Rock Creek Conservancy

The Conservancy is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to restore Rock Creek and its parklands as a natural oasis for all people to appreciate and protect. 

The Conservancy is a host applicant for the 2025 Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps program. If successfully matched with us, the Corps Member will be involved in a variety of projects and programs with a mix of work in the office and in the field. 

About the Placement

The Corps Member will support our Rock Creek Conservation Corps program which provides high school students with a 6-week paid summer job in the conservation field. The Corps Member will lead a crew of 10 students who learn about forest health, water quality, and stormwater management, and who apply what they learn by participating in invasive plant removals, litter clean ups, and other related activities. 

The Corps Member will lead outreach and volunteer events, develop a new outreach volunteer program, and support our Water Quality Monitoring and Stream Team Leader programs. The Corps Member will create ArcGIS mapping products such as StoryMaps to showcase the impact of our work and complete a research/data analysis project that will help inform the Conservancy’s priorities and areas of focus by examining water quality data, demographic data, and environmental data.

To Learn More about Rock Creek Conservancy and the placement: contact Nguyen Le at nle@rockcreekconservancy.org or 301-579-3105 x712.

The Conservancy is proud to have three Corps alumni on staff!