by Beth Hotchkiss | Oct 14, 2026 | News, Parks & Natural Resources, Resource Conservation
“I expected a lot of hot outside work, but never underground. It’s a completely different environment.” Alma WilliamsCCC Siskiyou Center Thousands of years ago, Medicine Lake Volcano – the largest in the Cascades by volume – erupted in what is now Siskiyou...
by Beth Hotchkiss | Sep 15, 2026 | Benefits, News
A Path to Graduation Mirwaiz Zahir accepts his high school diploma during the CCC Commencement Ceremony at the California Department of Natural Resources. For many students, the start of the school year is all about new courses and crisp notebooks. But for young...
by Beth Hotchkiss | Aug 17, 2026 | Habitat Restoration, Internships, News
“There’s no El Segundo Blue Butterfly anywhere else in the world. It’s just here in Southern California.” Sok PaoCCC Los Angeles Center Los Angeles International Airport is one of the busiest in the world. Yet, just west of the airport’s four...
by Beth Hotchkiss | Jul 13, 2026 | News
A Golden Anniversary Director JP Patton welcomes attendees to CCC’s 50th Anniversary Celebration. Five decades ago, as Governor Jerry Brown’s signature dried on Senate Bill 1575, the California Conservation Corps (CCC) began its mission by stewarding the...
by Beth Hotchkiss | Jun 8, 2026 | News
A Step Forward CCC Corpsmembers walk into the graduation ceremony, excited to move forward on their path to success. This June, nearly 100 Corpsmembers gathered in Sacramento with family and friends to celebrate an important milestone: earning their high school...