Green Team 2025
We are offering two Green Team sessions in Brockton this summer!
Applications for Green Team 2025 are open now until April 28!
Overview of Green Team
Green Team Brockton returns for Summer 2025 as part of Wildlands Trust’s D.W. Field Park Initiative! This year’s Green Team offers a July and August session. Wildlands Trust and Manomet sponsor, design, and lead this program to introduce Brockton-area high school students to the conservation field and build their professional skills through community service.
Green Team is a paid service-learning program that engages teens in environmental stewardship in Brockton and the surrounding area. Crewmembers will complete outdoor projects at D.W. Field Park, Brockton’s largest park serving over 200,000 community members, as well as local schools and other parks. Projects are varied, with a focus on trail management, ecology, gardening, carpentry, environmental education, and teamwork. Daily discussions with local professionals expose crewmembers to career, volunteer, and civic engagement opportunities.
Each session’s crewmembers will have the opportunity to attend a (non-paid) campout at Wildlands Trust’s Stewardship Training Center in Plymouth. Transportation from Brockton to Plymouth will be provided.
Admission to these programs is highly competitive, as we can accept only 12 crewmembers per session. Applicants will only be hired for one session. Applicants available for both sessions are encouraged to apply for both to improve their chances of admission. Applications are due April 28.
Location: D.W. Field Park, Brockton, MA
Ages: 14 - 19 years old
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm
July Session Dates: July 8 - July 24
August Session Dates: August 5 - August 21
Stipend: $70 per work day
Crewmember Requirements
Must be between 14 and 19 years of age by July 10, 2024.
Must be able to commit to the full session (see schedule).
Able to follow important safety protocols and directions from staff.
Willing to work as part of a team to complete projects.
Willing to work outdoors daily in changing weather conditions.
Able and willing to perform physical labor.
Priority given to applicants living in Brockton and surrounding towns.
Applications
Applications for Green Team 2025 are opening in March. We recommend applicants type their answers in a separate file and then copy and paste them into the application to ensure their progress is saved.
Green Team History & Future
Our Plymouth-based Green Team program ran for five summers from 2015 to 2019 and included ages 12 to 19. Plans for 2020 were interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2022, with funding from Wildlands’ D.W. Field Park Initiative, we organized a Brockton-based Green Team to complete projects at the park. In 2024, we added Climate Crew to our slate of Brockton programs! The Climate Crew ran at Hancock Elementary School and supported our Brockton Kids Lead the Way Project.
In 2025, we are merging Climate Crew’s tasks into Green Team’s. We will have a July and August session of Green Team open to 12 crewmembers each. We look forward to welcoming 24 youth across both sessions!
For more information, contact:
Amy Burt
Programming Coordinator
aburt@wildlandstrust.org
774-343-5121 x 115
