NEWS Archive

November 2002 News

NEW**
The 2003 Yosemite Literary Conference
Scholarships Available

The Yosemite Literary Conference brings the best environmental writers together from across the country. Each year WildLink scholarships one student and teacher to attend. Find out how to apply for this year's conference.

Second WildLink Expedition hikes from Tenaya Lake back into Yosemite Valley

October 16-19 marked WildLink's second expedition for the 2002-2003 school year. Ten students from Turlock and Kingsburg High Schools as well as Jill Kinmont Boothe School in Bishop joined YI instructor Kristen Malone, WildLink assistant Jocelyn Gretz, and WildLink intern Umar Abdulah.

To see what the team had to say about their trip click here.

**NEW** Check out WildLink students' exceptional artwork at the Best of WildLink

WildLink Internships!

Umar Abdullah was a WildLink Student in June 2001. Today he lives and works in Yosemite Valley as the first WildLink intern. Currently WildLink is seeking two more interns for Spring of 2003. If you are a former WildLink student and are interested in spending 3 months in Yosemite, apply NOW!

Follow this link for application information.

Follow Umar's internship on-line!

Keep abreast of Jocelyn's latest imressions of Sierra Wilderness by reading her journals!

Expedition I members present their trip at banquet

Acting their role as ambassadors to the WildLink Program, Patricia and Alejandra from Expedition I recently presented their trip at the Generation Green Cal-Expo banquet. The banquet was held on October 9, just a few days after they had hiked out of the wilderness in Sequoia National Park. The two WildLink alumni made posters with pictures of their trip and talked about their adventures in the snow of the Sierras. WildLink Intern Umar Abdulah was also present at the banquet.

The banquet was hosted by Generation Green, an environmental educational organization within the USDA Forest Service that has ties to Reedley High School. The banquet was a culmination of the work that Generation Green students performed at Cal Expo (Sacramento State Fair from Aug. 15-Sept. 2). Each year 30 high school juniors and sophomores apply to attend this Generation Green leadership camp where the students interact with the public and educate both young and old on conservation, natural resources and fire safety. Each student is able to take home $750 and some really great memories. In the evening, the students are required to write in their journals and partake in some cool leadership activities.

Once the students come home, the Generation Green staff hosts a "How to make presentations workshop" where students learn techniques and proper procedures on how to deliver an effective speech. They are also given materials to develop with their group a presentation board that showcases their own experiences up in Sacramento. This leads up to the finale where a banquet is organized for the students and parents, teachers, administrators and Forest Service staff are on hand to see the kids in action. Congrats to all of the Generation Green students and to Patricia and Alejandra for sharing their WildLink experiences.