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
O-fish-ally Made It CCC Director JP Patton addresses attendees gathering to celebrate the conclusion of WSP Year 31 at NatureBridge in Marin County. The more than 40 participants in the Year 31 edition of the Watershed Stewards Program said a fond farewell after...
by Chris Van Horne | Aug 8, 2025 | Backcountry Trails, News
“It’s refreshing, being away from my phone. I’m busy pretty much every second of the day. I don’t even have time to think about it. I’ve been able to stay a lot more in the moment out here, which I think is good for me.” Jo...
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 Beth Hotchkiss | Mar 12, 2025 | Backcountry Trails, News
Improving Access A Backcountry Trails crew uses shovels and other hand tools to build and maintain trails in rural parts of state and national parks and forests. Last year, 92 young adults in the California Conservation Corps ventured into remote wilderness to perform...