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March 2010

Dear SCA Friend,
 
Join us as we visit Juan Miguel Cruz in the Virgin Islands. On the tropical beaches, Juan and his NPS team are working to ensure the survival of endangered sea turtles.

But their work is about more than just turtles – Juan notes, “We all need to come together as one big family to make our natural environment – our waters, our family beaches, our coral reefs – a better place.”

Our planet needs more conservationists like Juan – but we’re forced to turn away three out of every four applicants. Please donate and help us put more students in the field today.
--Deb Keller, Editor

		Saving the Turtles by Sandra Deacon, SCA Web Team Juan Miguel Cruz is 19, a St Croix native, and an SCA intern. But to his friends, he is "turtle boy." He laughs at the moniker. “It’s OK,” he says. more »
		Leading Trail Crews by Steven Ullman, SCA Crew Leader I have always been attracted to wild and hidden places. Working as an SCA crew leader the past 3 years has given me a special kind of satisfaction. more »
		Grand Canyon ASB by Kevin Hamilton, SCA Web Team Week One of SCA’s Alternative Spring Break at Grand Canyon had more twists and turns than the Bright Angel Trail. more »
		Heading to the Canyon Former SCA staffer Lauren Freedman heads out from grad school in NYC to a week of native plant restoration in the Grand Canyon. Lauren is reporting live on Week Two of ASB. Follow Lauren
		Alumni Service Work Trip Reconnect with SCA this summer by joining an alumni service project at Acadia National Park or North Cascades National Park. These week-long work trips are open to SCA alumni and their friends and family. more »