we are the california conservation corps
Watch: Learn About the CCC!
A year of paid service in the California Conservation Corps can put you on a path to success, where you’ll get paid to train and transform your life!
Our Mission
To protect and enhance California’s natural resources and communities while empowering and developing young adults through hard work and education.
Who
We are 1,587 Corpsmembers strong
What
The nation’s largest & longest running corps program
When
Young adults enroll year-round
Where
Based at 25 locations, we serve all of California
Get Paid While
You Train
Corpsmembers receive hands-on training across many different career pathways in natural resources fields. Training opportunities and project types vary by center and may have additional requirements. The CCC’s main year-round program offers paid training in the following areas:
Making A Difference
CCC Chico Center Corpsmember Trinity Gebhardt uses a McLeod while preparing an area for a prescribed burn as part of the CCC Forestry Corps in Magalia, CA.
Our Locations
The California Conservation Corps offers young adults the opportunity to work and live at nine residential centers across California. Alternatively, you can stay closer to home and report to one of our 15 non-residential locations throughout the state.
Latest CCC Updates
CCC Los Angeles Corpsmembers transform a well-worn trail to a more accessible viewpoint.
WSP Corpsmembers are taking science to the streams. Using top rods, stadia rods, and YSIs, they’re measuring water flow and quality to safeguard steelhead trout - a threatened fish species that plays a big role in keeping the ecosystem balanced.
Corpsmembers at the Los Padres Center may be able to rev up their automative repair careers and find a passion with civil service careers keeping fleets rolling.
Delta Corpsmembers worked with Cal OES to install watershed protection devices in the Tuolumne County community of Chinese Camp following September's devastating wildfire.