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Up. Down. Left. Right. Young adults in the CCC Forestry Corps navigate a maze of toppled trees and knee-high brush within the Castle and Cedar Fire burn scars, surveying the land to identify the best spots for reforestation. “At each assigned plot point we have a...
Lights, wires, action! Young adults in CCC’s Energy Corps are training for careers in the clean energy sector through a year of hands-on, paid service to California. “I came into the CCC not knowing anything besides flipping on a light switch,” said CCC Norwalk...
Curiosity. Sometimes that’s all you need to start a career in conservation. “How did these hiking trails get here?” Azucena “Oz” Peraza wondered. Perhaps it’s from people walking on same path over and over? After joining the California Conservation Corps (CCC), they...
The Tribal Nature-Based Solutions Conservation Corps Grant Program awarded five California tribes millions of dollars in funding to establish and maintain tribal youth conservation corps programs across California. “These grants can make a long-lasting impact on...
The California Conservation Corps has a more than 35-year history in Mendocino County with the CCC Ukiah Center. In 2024, a new chapter for the CCC will open with the new Mendocino Center in Willits. Located 25 miles north of Ukiah, the center will house more than 90...
Corpsmembers from the CCC Inland Empire Center are building an ADA-compliant trail so a variety of visitors to El Capitán State Beach can safely access the park. In the past “you would always see pedestrians going down the street,” said Corpsmember Gigi Munoz. By...
Ten weeks of renovations. Ten weeks of history lessons. California Conservation Corps crews had the honor to restore buildings and outdoor spaces at Allensworth State Historic Park in Tulare County for future generations of visitors. “To think that I walked on the...
All Corpsmembers know a thing or two about hard work in the California Conservation Corps. For those who are also working on their high school diploma, the work is even more difficult. It’s why the annual statewide graduation in Sacramento is so meaningful to...
As temperatures rise, California Conservation Corps Corpsmembers rush toward a lake most people have never heard of, let alone seen. Tulare Lake, in the San Joaquin Valley, was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River. Corpsmembers are now along...
The super bloom across California, thanks to winter rains, will soon become super fuel. The young adults of the California Conservation Corps are ready to protect communities from potential wildfires, as they take the first steps in their fire careers. “I really just...
