Chris Van Horne | California Conservation Corps https://ccc.ca.gov Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:20:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ccc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-17CCC_Logo_FINAL_RGB_OL-32x32.png Chris Van Horne | California Conservation Corps https://ccc.ca.gov 32 32 CCC Culinary Gets Ready to Roll, Respond https://ccc.ca.gov/031126-ccc-culinary-gets-ready-to-roll-respond/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:54:02 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=27823 Mobile Cooking Corpsmembers from all CCC centers gained hands-on training in Mobile Kitchen Unit operations during a three-day training. When disasters strike, fueling first responders becomes a critical support function. To fill this role, CCC Corpsmembers are training in a new…

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]]> Northstate Corpsmembers Train, Prepare for Flooding https://ccc.ca.gov/021126-northstate-corpsmembers-train-prepare-for-flooding/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:32:23 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=27602 Training with Twine A Chico Center Corpsmember uses twine to tie to a stake and a sandbag as part of wave wash protection training in Red Bluff, CA. The State of California is no stranger to atmospheric river events. In December, heavy rains led to flooding in the Redding area.

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]]> A Path to Recovery, Pomona Corpsmembers Rehab Altadena Trail https://ccc.ca.gov/011626-a-path-to-recovery-pomona-corpsmembers-rehab-altadena-trail/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:54:44 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=27516 Recovery in Action Pomona Corpsmembers spent several months working along the Chaney Trail in Altadena rehabilitating damaged portions of the popular hiking, horseback riding, and mountain bike riding trail. One year after wildfire burned through Los Angeles…

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]]> Spiking and Hiking Along the Central Coast https://ccc.ca.gov/110725-spiking-and-hiking-along-the-central-coast/ Sat, 08 Nov 2025 05:43:14 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=27136 “We have someone left behind (at camp) to cook dinner and just do chores around camp. Usually we’ll do two day rotations.” Cameron Hinojosa CCC Santa Maria Center Oh, the amazing places our Corpsmembers can go. It may seem like they’re…

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]]> Watershed Stewards Safeguard Steelhead in San Luis Obispo https://ccc.ca.gov/102425-watershed-stewards-safeguard-steelhead-in-san-luis-obispo/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 22:16:24 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=27073 “Everyday it’s something new. It’s so dynamic and really, really fun and interesting.” Maeve Gallagher CCC Watershed Stewards Program In San Luis Obispo, and throughout the Morro Bay Watershed, Corpsmembers are using science-driven…

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]]> Gears and Grease Propel Corpsmembers into Mechanic Careers https://ccc.ca.gov/102225-gears-and-grease-propel-corpsmembers-into-mechanic-careers/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 21:13:01 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=27053 “I’ve gotten to work on some really cool things that I hadn’t really thought about. There’s a lot of concepts that cross over. And there’s a lot of new concepts that don’t cross over at all.” Rory Tessmer Fields CCC Los Padres Center…

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]]> Corpsmembers Step Up to Protect Historic Gold Rush Town From Further Damage https://ccc.ca.gov/101525-corpsmembers-step-up-to-protect-historic-gold-rush-town-from-further-damage/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 21:53:12 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=27063 “There’s a lot of open wells in this area. That causes a huge risk of groundwater getting contaminated.” Cullen Van Zandt CCC Delta Center Long gone are the fire trucks and hoses used to extinguish the TCU September Lightning Complex…

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]]> Planting the Seeds of Future Careers by Building Bioswales https://ccc.ca.gov/101025-planting-the-seeds-of-future-careers-by-building-bioswales/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 20:17:48 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=26989 “I’ve been able to connect everything that we’ve done inside the CCC so far into this one big, beautiful picture. … The things I’m doing right now have purpose.” Demi Young CCC Los Padres Center The drive down Sonoma Avenue on the…

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]]> Bridging Nature and Education; Corpsmember Interns Lead Youth into Outdoors https://ccc.ca.gov/091725-bridging-nature-and-education-corpsmember-interns-lead-youth-into-outdoors/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:15:00 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=26870 “My own reconnection with the outside — coupled with playing and learning alongside the children — is what makes it so meaningful and worthwhile.” Abbreail Navarro CCC Solano Center It’s right there in the California Conservation Corps…

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]]> WSP Year 31 Concludes with Celebration https://ccc.ca.gov/wsp-year-31-concludes-with-celebration/ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 20:04:47 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=26854 The more than 40 participants in the Year 31 edition of the Watershed Stewards Program said a fond farewell after ten-plus months working with industry experts in improving California’s waterways and ecosystems. WSP Corpsmembers, CCC staff, and partner organizations gathered to celebrate another successful year at the NatureBridge Golden Gate Conference and Retreat Center in Sausalito on Thursday…

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