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Summer Environmental
Exchange in Siberia and the Sierra Nevada
EACH SUMMER,TBI UNITES
INTERNATIONAL YOUNG ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS TO:
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Live, study, and work together on pertinent watershed issues at
Lake Tahoe and Lake Baikal;
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Explore connections between diverse topics in watershed
management such as ecology, limnology, land-use planning, public
policy, resource economics, and cultural preservation;
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Gain
hands-on experience with environmental agencies, organizations,
and academic institutions at both lakes
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Connect to an international watershed protection network!
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TBI
invites applications from undergraduate and
graduate students, recent graduates, and others
with a demonstrated interest in the environment
and a background in a relevant field such as:
• Russian
studies
• Environmental studies
• Geography
• Resource economics
• sociology
• environmental engineering
• political science
• physical or life sciences
• restoration work, or environmental activism. |
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Dates:
Approximately 10 weeks mid-June to late-August 2006.
Cost: $1950
covers travel to/from Tahoe and Baikal, all food, lodging and
program expenses.
Financial aid and/or
academic credit may be available.
To Apply: Visit
www.tahoebaikal.org,
Email info@tahoebaikal.org, or
Call (530) 542-5599
Apply by February
15, 2006
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TBI is an international partnership
founded in 1990 to achieve excellence in watershed management
towards the
preservation of mountain lake watersheds around the world
through innovative, multi-disciplinary watershedbased
education, leadership and partnership development,
international exchange, and scientific research.
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