by Chris Van Horne | Jul 18, 2025 | News, Resource Conservation
Prescribed Fire Prep Inland Empire Corpsmember Maxine Zendejas carries a tree limb across steep terrain to spread woody debris out away from live trees ahead of a prescribed burn. Protecting people and property with McLeods, rock rakes, and chain saws. For weeks now,...
by Chris Van Horne | Jul 15, 2025 | Habitat Restoration, Internships, News
“I am learning to become more independent and how to take control in situations, like how to do projects on my own now.” Cuauhtemoc HurtadoCCC Los Angeles Center To toil in the soil, is to be a Corpsmember in the California Conservation Corps. The work of...
by Chris Van Horne | Jul 11, 2025 | Global Corps, News, Wildland Firefighting
International Exchange German firefighters visited CCC and CAL FIRE faciliites and crews as part of an international exchange aimed at improving Germany’s wildland firefighting knowledge. Often, when wildland firefighters get together, they speak a similar...
by Chris Van Horne | Jul 3, 2025 | News, Resource Conservation
Charging Up Norwalk Corpsmember Eric Magana checks measurements as he prepares to drill holes to secure an EV charging post at the Duarte library. Two years ago, a quarter of new vehicle sales in California were zero-emission vehicles, also known as EVs or ZEVs. With...
by Chris Van Horne | Jun 9, 2025 | News
2025 Graduation Inland Empire Corpsmember Daniel Zarate reads his graduation essay at the CNRA Headquarters Auditorium as part of the CCC’s 2025 Statewide Graduation ceremony. In the California Conservation Corps, young adults get paid to train – and earn their...