by Chris Van Horne | Jan 21, 2025 | News, Wildland Firefighting
Reaching full containment on the Palisades Fire requires putting out and containing any remaining embers and hot spots. CCC Camarillo fire crew 4 is among the crews hiking through ash covered hillsides to reach the smoldering remnants of the fire. At the border of the...
by Chris Van Horne | Jan 9, 2025 | Emergency Response, News
The California Conservation Corps is helping our local, state, and federal partners combat the wildfire outbreak in Los Angeles County. More than 300 wildland firefighting Corpsmembers are currently assigned to the #PalisadesFire, #EatonFire, or are staffing to...
by lidia.lepe-banales | Jan 2, 2025 | News, On
Dorm Buildings The center features seven dormitory buildings and can house more than 90 Corpsmembers. It’s a new year, and there’s about to be a new center in the # California Conservation Corps! Our CCC Ukiah Corpsmembers and staff will be moving north and going back...
by Chris Van Horne | Dec 24, 2024 | Habitat Restoration, News
Fields of tall grass may look pretty, but they can be problematic if a wildfire were to ignite. To help reduce the threat of wildfire in Malibu Creek State Park, CCC Los Angeles Corpsmembers spent several weeks this spring clearing through thick vegetation. Los...
by Chris Van Horne | Dec 20, 2024 | Forest Health, News
Salinas Forestry Crew Makes a Difference While Finding Career Paths Salinas Corpsmember Tommy Castro uses a chain saw to fell a burned hazard tree as part of a water pipeline replacement project through Big Basin Redwoods State Park. More than four years after the...
by lidia.lepe-banales | Dec 17, 2024 | News, On
What’s old is new again. The CCC Greenwood Center is undergoing a long overdue renovation. The center, located in El Dorado County, has been in use by the California Conservation Corps for decades. And, the buildings were showing their age. Starting earlier this year,...