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LA County Arboretum Interns Gain Valuable Skills, Insight
“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...
Corpsmembers Roll Up Sleeves to Clear Invasives From LA Arboretum
“The reason we’re doing this is because we don’t want the Monkey Vine to overthrow a tree. We don’t want all these other plants taken out by the vines.” Samantha JijonLos Angeles Center When working in the Los Angeles County Arboretum...
Protecting Wildlife by Reducing Debris Flows in Park Fire Burn Scar
Protecting Wildlife by Reducing Debris Flows in Park Fire Burn Scar Chico Corpsmembers pass each other rocks as they move the naturally present material into place to create catch basins to filter water and mud flows from directly entering Big Chico Creek. In the wake...
Clearing Invasives and Reducing Fuel in SoCal State Park
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...