August 20, 2009
Volunteering on Vacation
The people at Earthwatch Institute believe science by itself is not enough to solve the world's environmental problems.
So, in addition to making grants to support conservation research, the Maynard, Mass., group organizes expeditions to enable volunteers to work side by side with scientists.
Each year nearly 4,000 volunteers help track lions in the savannah in Kenya, dig for mammoth bones in South Dakota, monitor the health of coral reefs, and participate in other
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