Program Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
LINC Summer High School Program
Free summer conservation and leadership program with an environmental-justice community-science track and an outdoor-leadership track including camping and kayaking. Participants receive a completion stipend.
A clearer starting point
What this opportunity is really like
Here’s the short version before you leave Pathfind to investigate the official details.
What you would do
You pick one of two tracks — environmental-justice community science, or outdoor leadership with camping and kayaking — and spend the summer on it. Participants receive a completion stipend.
Why it might be worth your time
It's free and pays a completion stipend, and the two tracks lead in different directions: community science or outdoor leadership.
Is it a good fit?
Listed for grades 9–12 with an environmental interest, in the Bay Area.
Planning a summer around this? See the summer programs for 9th graders it appears in, alongside the other verified options.