This program builds upon the successful foundation of G3's existing workforce development efforts offering a unique opportunity for individuals passionate about environmental stewardship and community resilience to gain hands-on experience and contribute to Guam's green economy.

The G3 GROW Corps will focus specifically on reforestation and the restoration of Guam watersheds and coral reefs with other focus areas including seed collection, propagation, and maintaining nursery plants, planting methods, installation of other restoration intervention techniques, site preparation, out planting events, fuel reduction, and firebreak maintenance.

"Thanks to new grant funding secured, we are excited to introduce the Guam Green Growth GROW Corps," said Dr. Austin Shelton, Director of the University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant, which facilitates the G3 initiative. "This new corps represents an evolution of our commitment to building a skilled workforce that directly addresses the environmental challenges facing our watersheds. Participants will not only gain valuable skills but will also play a tangible role in protecting and enhancing Guam's natural beauty and resources."

Recruitment for six full-time members, who will work Monday through Friday from 6am to 2pm, will begin on Friday, June 12, 2025, and close on June 23, 2025.

Selected members will receive a stipend of $1,300 every two weeks over the course of the six-month program.

The G3 initiative, our island’s largest public-private partnership, guided by the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, has a proven track record of developing tangible solutions for sustainability challenges.

The introduction of the GROW Corps further diversifies G3's workforce development programs, which also include the successful G3 Conservation Corps, the G3 Local2030 Islands Network Conservation Corps, the G3 Art Corps, and the G3 Kupu Corps, all aimed at preparing individuals for careers in the growing green economy.

Interested applicants for the Guam Green Growth GROW Corps are encouraged to visit the official Guam Green Growth website at www.guamgreengrowth.org for more information on eligibility criteria, and to apply.

The corps is funded by a subaward from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service through the Meaningful Arboriculture to Limit Vulnerability in Urban and Community Areas (MALU) program under Kupu Hawai’i.

The Guam Restoration of Watersheds Initiative is a program through the UOG CIS & Sea Grant that has been working to restore watersheds to prevent erosion and the smothering of Guam’s coral reefs.  Last year, the team planted nearly 6,000 trees whose roots secured the soil and prevented runoff and erosion on the southern watershed.