Jeb Polstien – 2016 O’Neil Conservation Steward

Jeb Polstien 2016 O'Neil Conservation Steward

Jeb Polstien Selected for the North Shore Land Alliance’s Inaugural College Internship Program.

We are excited to welcome Jeb to the 2016 O’Neil Conservation Steward Program. He is part of the very first group of students in this initiative.

Jeb is a junior in the Environmental Studies department at Bowdoin Col­lege. Last summer he was a stewardship intern for the Land Conservancy of New Jersey where he learned many of the skills needed to excel at the Land Alliance. He has led outdoor education camps and spent a term in India studying urban agriculture.

About the William C. and Joyce C. O’Neil Conservation Steward Program

Thanks to the Joyce C. and William C. O’Neil Charitable Trust, North Shore Land Alliance launched a formal internship program. Through this competitive program, qualified college students gain valuable conservation-related skills, including writing management plans for preserves, mapping trails, organizing volunteer and fundraising events, managing invasive plants, installing a woodland trail at Wawapek and educating the public about conservation.

Contact Us!

To learn more about the O’Neil Conservation Stewards summer internship program, visit us online at www.northshorelandalliance.org/oneil-stewards/ or contact us at 516-922-1028 or info@northshorelandalliance.org.