Conservation Connections
Resource Title: Stewardship Opportunities | Conservation Connections
Organization: Conservation Connections
Description:

Conservation Connections, powered by the Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance and its Foundation, is the leading hub in Hawaiʻi for connecting people with environmental stewardship opportunities. Launched in 2013, it aggregates over 200 programs—spanning volunteer, internship, and career listings—in real time to foster ʻāina-based engagement across islands. It attracts more than 25,000 visitors annually.

Target Audience: Educators, Facilitators, High School, College
Instructional Roles: Hook activity
Environment: Field trip
Content Type: Service, volunteer work
Type Of Engagement: Play / Explore
Format: Webpage
Activity:

Users explore opportunities such as event-based volunteering, hands-on restoration projects, internships, and conservation career listings. Organizations post directly to the site. Projects range from community watershed restoration to wildlife biology and agricultural collaborations (e.g., watershed restoration in Waimānalo).

Topics Covered:
  • Volunteer events (community, hands‑on)
  • Internship programs (e.g. Kupu AmeriCorps CLDP)
  • Conservation careers (full- & part-time roles like wildlife biologist)
  • Watershed restoration & planning
  • Workshops, community-based education, and field-based cultural stewardship

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