Turn your passion into action!  The Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Edmonton (WRSE) is looking for Directors at Large to serve on its Board of Directors.

WRSE is a non-profit, non-partisan, charitable organization that has been providing compassionate care for our community’s injured and orphaned wildlife and promoting understanding and respect for wildlife through education since 1989.  WRSE annually treats over 1,000 wild birds and mammals, fields over 5,000 wildlife related calls from the community and provides education pertaining to human/wildlife interaction to 5,000+ students.  The Board of Directors is responsible for the governance and management of WRSE, to ensure that its facilities are operated in a manner consistent with the objectives of the Society.

We are looking for people with a variety of personal and professional backgrounds who wish to be a part of preserving, protecting and rehabilitating wildlife in Northern Alberta.  If you believe you can be an asset to this Board and are interested in learning more, please send an email to wrse_cheryl [at] shaw [dot] ca by April 1, 2010 to request further information, or leave your contact information at 780-433-0884.

Full-time Permanent – 35 hrs wkly

The Environmental Sustainability Coordinator is responsible for initiating, implementing, and monitoring an Environmental Sustainability Plan that assures the City will remain a good steward of the City assets.  This position will assist administration and Council to adequately investigate environmental sustainability initiatives and opportunities.  Wage:  $61,593.00 - $78,483.06 per year.  Competition closes Friday, April 9, 2010 at 12:00 noon.

Originally posted on http://www.GoodWorkCanada.ca (Listing ID: 10452)

Function/Purpose

This position is responsible for acting as a resource for environmental programming in Red Deer, which includes conducting research, developing and implementing programs, communicating environmental messages, and responding to inquiries.

Once a year, the Waste Management Branch hosts the Master Composter-Recycler Program. Over a 3 weeks course schedule (Tues./Thursday evenings and Saturday) volunteers will learn about environmental stewardship in our city, such as: history of waste management; home composting; household hazardous waste; vermin-composting and residential recycling.

Salary: $65,000 ‐ $75,000 per year, depending on qualifications
Job Start Date: April 1, 2010
Term: Full‐time, two‐year term with possible extension

Combine sustainable living, community building, theatre, leadership training and phenomenal bicycle touring on an Otesha Project bike tour!

Teams of a dozen or more motivated and energetic young people, aged 18 to 30, will set off on cycling and performing tours in 2010. You can be one of them! As a tour member you will share an incredible experience as they live as a mobile sustainable community. You will cycle from performance to performance, connect with communities along the route, brave the elements, and explore all the ups and downs of directly addressing environmental and social justice issues through your everyday actions.

The Opportunity

This is a rewarding opportunity for a self-motivated, team player with an environmental background, a quantitative aptitude and a passion for outdoor field work. The successful applicant would develop, lead and deliver an innovative environmental program focusing on ecological health and adaptive management by establishing long-term research plots and benchmarking reclamation efforts within the Eagle Point – Blue Rapids Parks System.

In this position you will:

• Work for a dynamic, energetic organization that is innovating the way we traditionally manage our provincial parks and recreation areas;
• Enjoy a flexible work schedule enabling longer weekends;
• Participate in a project that not only transcends multiple levels of government (municipal and provincial) but also engages and unites a community;
• Be provided the opportunity to combine office experience with relevant and engaging field experience

If you are an organized person with excellent communication skills who enjoys working with others and is interested in engaging a variety stakeholders and are excited about the opportunity to work with one of Alberta’s newest community based planning organizations, please apply to join our team.

Full-time or part-time term position depending on the applicant

The Parks Council is seeking a knowledgeable, passionate and proactive individual to develop, lead and deliver an innovative “Parks Watch Program” for the Eagle Point Provincial Park and Blue Rapids Provincial Recreation Area located just outside of Drayton Valley, Alberta.

In this position you will:

• Work for a dynamic, energetic organization that is transcending the way we traditionally manage our provincial parks and recreation areas;
• Enjoy a flexible work schedule enabling longer weekends;
• Participate in a project that not only transcends multiple levels of government (municipal and provincial) but also engages and unites a community;
• Receive a monthly housing stipend to help with relocation to the Drayton Valley area;
• Be provided the opportunity to combine office experience with relevant and engaging field experience; and
• Have a hand in creating and implementing an innovative long-lasting educational program

If you are an organized person with excellent communication skills who enjoys working with others and is interested in engaging a variety stakeholders and are excited about the opportunity to work with one of Alberta’s newest community based planning organizations, please apply to join our team.

About Us

Our inspiration comes from our vision – Watersheds in Alberta are protected for ecological and human health, recreational benefit, and their aesthetic, economic, and spiritual value. This translates to our mission whereby Water Matters is a champion for improving watershed protection in Alberta. We fulfill our mission by:

• Conducting and promoting timely leading-edge research and investigation
• Providing and supporting outreach and education programs
• Advancing initiatives for watershed health
• Working with others concerned about the protection of watersheds.