Tahoe-Baikal Institute
Over the next several weeks, we will be sharing posts about various results and successes achieved through our 2009 Summer Environmental Exchange. Stay tuned!
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South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96151
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530-542-5599
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Summer Environmental ExchangesCreated on October 9, 2008 at 4:07pm
 
Tahoe-Baikal Institute

Tahoe-Baikal Institute TBI's Board will be meeting this weekend to discuss our Strategic Plan for the next three years. What would YOU like to see as some of our top priorities?

October 20 at 12:37pm
Melissa Haeffner
Melissa Haeffner
I agree. TBI has made some major inroads strengthening the alumni network in the recent past, but we can always use more networking. But how?
October 20 at 6:16pm
Rufus Smith
Rufus Smith
could you use regional chapters as colleges do? electronic meetups vs. physical? groups of alums based on current, or past experiences (college, current hometown, occupation)?
October 20 at 7:45pm
Tahoe-Baikal Institute

Tahoe-Baikal Institute TBI staff and volunteers have finished closing up Fredericks' cabin for the season--shutters are on, the water is off, and the mice are free to roam. What are your favorite memories of Fredericks'? Share a comment here!

October 19 at 7:14pm
Rufus Smith
Rufus Smith
what will the bear eat now?
October 20 at 2:29pm
Tahoe-Baikal Institute

Tahoe-Baikal Institute 2010 SEE program announcement and application materials are now available on our website. We will begin accepting applications on October 15th, 2009. Admissions decisions will be made on a rolling basis from now until February (no applications accepted after Feb 5, 2010).

Source: www.tahoebaikal.org
The Tahoe-Baikal Institute's Summer Environmental Exchange (SEE) is a 10-week experiential, place-based watershed education and leadership development program hosted at Lake Tahoe in the USA and Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, Russia. ...
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Make your favorite charity part of a TV show! To mark the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s iParticipate week of volunteer-focused television programs , The Chronicle of Philanthropy is inviting individuals ...
Tahoe-Baikal Institute

Tahoe-Baikal Institute Each year, SEE participants collaborate on a restoration project with the California Tahoe Conservancy. This year our students -Removed seven 50-gallon bags of invasive weeds; -Planted 100 Tahoe Yellow Cress (endangered) plants; -Constructed 387 ft of wooden fencing to protect fragile areas; -Revegetated 185 ft of old trails; -Rehabilitated 197 ft of approved trails; -Stabilized 86 sq ft of eroding beach bank.

October 7 at 4:16pm
Rukhsana Saleem
Rukhsana Saleem
ya we did a great job and we miss the good time we had with staff of CTC
October 7 at 9:00pm
Tahoe-Baikal Institute

Tahoe-Baikal Institute Full descriptions of the two AmeriCorps positions with TBI and the California Tahoe Conservancy are now available on our website, along with applicaiton details and instructions. Please share this post with any friends or colleagues who might be interested in a unique and educational employment opportunity for the upcoming year!

Source: www.tahoebaikal.org
The Sierra Nevada Alliance is currently accepting applications for their 2010 Sierra Nevada AmeriCorps Partnership. This program places 27 AmeirCorps members at different conservation agencies and organizations ...
Tahoe-Baikal Institute

Tahoe-Baikal Institute A highlight of TBI's annual Summer Environmental Exchange is the small group reseach project that each participant works on for two weeks. Visit our website for a listing of all of the projects conducted at Tahoe in 2009!

Source: www.tahoebaikal.org
Every summer during the Summer Environmental Exchange (SEE) Program, TBI participants conduct research projects with academic, government, and non-profit institutions in the Lake Tahoe and Lake Baikal watersheds. ...
Tahoe-Baikal Institute

Tahoe-Baikal Institute TBI is hiring!

We are looking for an AmeriCorps member to serve as our Assistant Program Coordinator for 2010. Please visit - http://www.sierranevadaalliance.org/programs/program.shtml?type=pgm08 - to apply! Deadline is October 15, 2009.

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Tahoe-Baikal Institute

Tahoe-Baikal Institute Check out TBI's new video, highlighting some of our 2009 SEE Program Participants!

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The non-profit Tahoe Baikal Institute has held an annual Summer Environmental Exchange program since 1990, with 16-18 upper division undergraduate, graduate students and young professionals spending 5 weeks at Lake Tahoe and 5 weeks at Russia Siberia's Lake Baikal. ...
Karen Fink
September 9 at 12:43pm
Denis Sandanov
Denis Sandanov
Good idea! Short and informative. I like it!
September 10 at 7:21pm
Tahoe-Baikal Institute

Tahoe-Baikal Institute Over the next several weeks, we will be sharing posts about various results and successes achieved through our 2009 Summer Environmental Exchange. Stay tuned!

September 8 at 1:02pm
Tahoe-Baikal Institute
Source: salsa.democracyinaction.org
On Monday, August 24th, the plant is supposed to resume its operation, following a decision made by Putin to reopen the plant for 10 months. The Baikalsk Pulp and Paper Mill has dumped chlorine and dioxin byproducts into Lake Baikal for over 40 years. ...
Jon Green

Jon Green
TBI partner Center for Safe Energy is hiring!

Position Description:
The Center is seeking a Program Coordinator who will work on a project-basis approximately nine months out of the year. The Coordinator would coordinate with the Program Manager organizing and facilitating programs for delegations of government and NGO... leaders from the former Soviet Union sponsored by the U.S. Congress’s Open World Leadership Center (www.openworld.gov). Coordinator would monitor budget and financial reporting.

TO APPLY: Send resume and cover letter to Melissa Prager via email: cseprograms@igc.org
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August 17 at 1:46pm · Report
Kathy

Kathy
A related opportunity for TBIers or their like minded kindred...

WFI International Fellowship Program - Term: 6-12 months - Applications accepted year-round.
The WFI Fellowship brings professionals in natural resources to conduct a practical research project at the World Forestry Center. In addition to projects, Fello...ws participate in weekly field trips, interviews and site visits to Northwest forestry organizations, research labs, universities, public and private timberlands, trade associations, mills, and corporations. The Fellowship is a unique opportunity to learn about sustainable forestry from the Pacific Northwest forestry sector, and to work with colleagues from around the world. Fellowships are open to any country, and there is a matching grant from the Harry A. Merlo Foundation. Over 75 Fellows from 24 countries have participated to date. Applications are accepted year-round. For details, visit: http://wfi.worldforestry.org/index/international-fellowship.Read More

August 11 at 12:01pm · Report
Tahoe-Baikal Institute

Tahoe-Baikal Institute Mason (TBI '08) has donated his birthday to TBI: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/birthdays/116895?m=0487be2e

Thanks, Mason, and Happy 21st!

Source: apps.facebook.com
Anna
Anna
a nice idea but they kinda hurt my feelings by getting my age wrong (on the older side)
July 27 at 6:58pm
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Bob Richards Recognized For His Contributions To Keeping Tahoe Blue Bob Richards Recognized For His Contributions To Keeping Tahoe Blue Published on Jul 6, 2009 - 5:21:30 AM