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During the COVID-19 crisis, the work to prepare for and prevent wildfires takes no break. CCC Monterey Bay Corpsmembers are working to protect a prestigious 640-acre park and trails system in Santa Cruz called Pogonip. Corpsmembers are treating 11 acres of the open...
Across the state, our crews are responding to the call from local food banks to help get food to families that COVID-19 is leaving in distress. Local food banks are not only seeing a surge in calls for assistance, but many of their volunteers are unable to safely work...
California Conservation Corps crews are delivering assistance throughout the state to help combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Crews are assisting CalOES and local governments on a variety of support missions. California Conservation Corpsmembers are an essential...
They may be called cactus pads, but to CCC Pomona Corpsmembers they’re more like cactus patties—as in hamburger patties. After all they are using barbecue tongs to grab them—but instead of fresh off the grill, they’re fresh into the ground. Rather than feeding people,...
Each year, Corpsmembers throughout the state apply for a coveted spot at the Corpsmember Leadership Conference. It may not be a week of intensive physical labor, but it’s still hard work. The conference teaches interpersonal skills, challenges Corpsmembers to think...
Nataly Parra knows she wants to be a firefighter, but she also knows she needs to hone her skills. At the CCC Camarillo Center she’s getting the opportunity to learn, get hands-on training, and earn certifications that can help in her future career. When it comes to...
Ever get a song just stuck in your head, but you couldn’t listen to it for months? It’s what happened to CCC Chico Corpsmember Eric Schreiber during his five-plus months in the Backcountry Trails Program. With no electronics available, all Eric could do was improvise...
The CCC Placer Center in Auburn has served as the residential home for thousands of Corpsmembers over the decades. But, not right now – that’s because the center is undergoing a $21.4 million renovation. In mid-February, construction crews poured the first concrete...
Losing a place to live at a young age can send you down the wrong path. Fortunately for Corpsmember Jesse Bojorquez, he found the CCC and through hard work moved his life forward in a better direction. Jesse is a now a crew leader and recently transferred from CCC...
Building and maintaining a trail means hiking the trail – and not just once, but multiple times every single workday. CCC Placer Center Corpsmembers will put in up to 12 miles of hiking each day when they’re at South Yuba River State Park. These aren’t an easy 12...
