The Green Team
Youth Jobs and Environmental Stewardship Program
The Green Team restores conservation woodlands (urban wilds) in Hyde Park. We care for the woods so the woods can protect us from climate change by cooling and cleaning the air; and their roots can prevent flooding. The woods also provide a home for animals, birds and all the creatures that work together to keep our environment healthy. The Green Team makes walking trails, plants trees and removes plants that are bad for the environment, so neighbors can walk, relax and explore nature.
The Gardening Green Team is a youth jobs program, which employs youth ages 14-15 to care for food and flower gardens.
Compensation for this role is $15/hr for 25hrs/week. Click the Garden Crew Member button to apply and learn more about our program.
The Green Team is a youth jobs and environmental stewardship program, which employs youth ages 16-18 to restore Hyde Park’s urban wilds.
Compensation for this role is $15/hr for 25hrs/week. Click the Crew Member button to apply and learn more about our program.
Team Leader’s are young adults, ages 19-24, who supervise youth in caring for the urban wilds.
Compensation for this role is $20/hr for 30 hours a week. Click the Crew Leader button to learn more.
Other reasons to join our team:
Explore options after high school (colleges, green building trades, public service jobs, etc.)
Learn about Boston water and sewer system
Learn resume writing and interviewing
Learn Banking Basics –checking and saving accounts, credit scores, etc.
Learn about river and harbor ecology, and canoeing
Attire: We wear t-shirts, jeans and socks
What did one new sock say to the other?
“Great things are afoot!”
Checkout Our Past Summer Projects Below
“We found an endangered salamander in Sherrin Woods that breathes through its skin. Since it can’t live in polluted areas, it was a good indication of the health of the woods”
— Da’Sonte Jones, Crew Member 2018
“The Green Team has helped me with public speaking and working in groups. I’m a lot more confident and independent. I always loved nature, but now I can identify stuff and show it to my family and friends.”
— Tommy Vo, Crew Leader 2019
“We learned about bike safety - we ride our bikes everywhere to the different sites. We also learned how to identify plants like poison ivy. I knew about poison ivy, but I never knew what it looked like until I started here.”
— Zion Ford, Crew Member 2018
“I feel like I could be contributing more to the community, but I feel like this is only my first step”
— Adrian Aguasvivas, Crew Member 2019