by Chris Van Horne | Oct 15, 2025 | Emergency Response, News
“There’s a lot of open wells in this area. That causes a huge risk of groundwater getting contaminated.” Cullen Van ZandtCCC Delta Center Long gone are the fire trucks and hoses used to extinguish the TCU September Lightning Complex fire. The work,...
by Chris Van Horne | Oct 10, 2025 | Habitat Restoration, News
“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 YoungCCC Los Padres Center The drive down Sonoma Avenue on the...
by Chris Van Horne | Sep 17, 2025 | Internships, News
“My own reconnection with the outside — coupled with playing and learning alongside the children — is what makes it so meaningful and worthwhile.” Abbreail NavarroCCC Solano Center It’s right there in the California Conservation Corps mission, empower and...
by Chris Van Horne | Aug 18, 2025 | News, Watershed Stewards
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...
by Chris Van Horne | Aug 15, 2025 | Emergency Response, News
Supporting Fire Operations Vista Corpsmember Brett Gill files paperwork inside the supply unit tent at the U.S. Forest Service’s base camp for the Gifford Fire in Santa Maria, CA. Every task is important on a wildland firefighting base camp, like the one in...