Corpsmember Story: Jasmine Lyons

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Tahoe Corpsmember Jasmine Lyons navigates an exercise hand line cut with her McLeod near Nevada City in early May 2022.

Where else can you try out various career fields in natural resources—and get paid while training?

The California Conservation Corps, of course. It’s exactly what CCC Tahoe Corpsmember Jasmine Lyons was looking for after graduating high school last year.

She wanted to test her mettle as a wildland firefighter and, on Tahoe crew 2, she’s getting her chance and lots of support.