WWU Sustainability projects back in the valley

The Western Washington University Sustainability Program will return to the Methow Valley this summer, this time with state funding and a larger group of students.

Joshua Porter, who piloted the program last year, is once again at the helm of coordinating the 16 interns who will be in and around Winthrop and Twisp for 10 weeks from the end of June until the end of August.

Career Connect, a state initiative created by Gov. Inslee to provide young people opportunities for career launch, will be supporting this year’s cohort.

“We’re building pathways across the state in every industry sector, and [Joshua Porter] is doing a great job in helping in the environmental space,” Project Leader Maud Daudon said of the WWU program.