Benefits | California Conservation Corps https://ccc.ca.gov Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:17:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ccc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-17CCC_Logo_FINAL_RGB_OL-32x32.png Benefits | California Conservation Corps https://ccc.ca.gov 32 32 At LAX, CCC Interns Help Butterflies Take Off https://ccc.ca.gov/081926-at-lax-ccc-interns-help-butterflies-take-off/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:18:10 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=28854 “There’s no El Segundo Blue Butterfly anywhere else in the world. It’s just here in Southern California.” Sok Pao CCC Los Angeles Center Los Angeles International Airport is one of the busiest in the world. Yet, just west of the…

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]]> Motivated for the Challenge, Backcountry Corpsmembers Head Off Grid https://ccc.ca.gov/080426-motivated-for-the-challenge-backcountry-corpsmembers-head-off-grid/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:35:34 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=28880 Off The Beaten Path Five crews of Corpsmembers head off to remote parts of State Parks, National Parks, and National Forests each year. The mental and physical challenge of living off grid is what motivates many Corpsmembers to apply. The season is half-way over, but they had to…

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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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]]> 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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]]> Backcountry Trails Season an ‘Eye-Opener’ for Young Adults https://ccc.ca.gov/080825-backcountry-trails-season-an-eye-opener-for-young-adults/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 17:09:51 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=26729 “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 Funk Backcountry &

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]]> LA County Arboretum Interns Gain Valuable Skills, Insight https://ccc.ca.gov/la-county-arboretum-interns-gain-valuable-skills-insight/ Tue, 15 Jul 2025 23:55:53 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=26545 “I am learning to become more independent and how to take control in situations, like how to do projects on my own now.” Cuauhtemoc Hurtado CCC Los Angeles Center To toil in the soil, is to be a Corpsmember in the California…

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]]> Different Cultures, Same Goal; Protecting People and Properties https://ccc.ca.gov/different-cultures-same-goal-protecting-people-and-properties/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 23:38:04 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=26536 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 language of terminology and…

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]]> CCC Receives National Award from The Corps Network https://ccc.ca.gov/031225-ccc-receives-national-award-from-the-corps-network/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 01:37:31 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=22439 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 some of the…

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]]> Corpsmembers Go Far, Journeying Through Patagonia https://ccc.ca.gov/030525-corpsmembers-go-far-journeying-through-patagonia/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 22:57:26 +0000 https://ccc.ca.gov/?p=21964 Making Moves Two Corpsmembers on the Global Corps Patagonia crew use their hand tools to move a rock as part of a trail project. Joining the CCC opens up a world of opportunity, just ask our Global Corps crew!

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