by mark | Mar 28, 2024 | News, Trails
Backbone Trail One of the Santa Monica Mountains’ most iconic trails was in desperate need of some love from Pomona Corpsmembers. You may wonder who keeps trails safe and clear, especially given the abundance of overgrown vegetation courtesy of this year’s...
by Chris Van Horne | Mar 21, 2024 | News, Wildland Firefighting
Reducing Fire Fuel Corpsmembers from the Mendocino Center work to help protect Mendocino County from wildfire, as part of a partnership with CAL FIRE Mendocino Unit. Long before a fire ever becomes wild and devastating, CCC fire crews are working to reduce the size,...
by mark | Mar 11, 2024 | Culinary, News
“I see myself becoming a well-known chef one day,” said CCC Delta Corpsmember Rashad Wilson. “I got my ServSafe Managers certificate and that was a big step up for me. It was a hard test, but I prevailed.” With dreams of being future chefs and restauranteurs,...
by mark | Feb 2, 2024 | Habitat Restoration, News
An Explosive Opportunity to Boost Endangered, Threatened Species Santa Maria Corpsmembers work together to chain sand bags for disposal as they remove a temporary dam as part of a dam removal project near Vandenberg Space Force Base. What happens when you mix a...
by mark | Dec 22, 2023 | Emergency Response, News
Winter storms and atmospheric rivers seem like nearly yesterday. As the New Year approaches, so too does the opportunity for more flooding across California. If and when that happens, California Conservation Corps Corpsmembers are ready for the call to fill sandbags,...
by mark | Dec 13, 2023 | Habitat Restoration, News
Finding fun and meaning from a difficult task. It’s what young adults in the California Conservation Corps do every day. Along the North Coast though, they take the work—and the impact—to a different level. “I’m out in the middle of the woods doing stuff that most...