by Chris Van Horne | Jun 9, 2025 | News
2025 Graduation Inland Empire Corpsmember Daniel Zarate reads his graduation essay at the CNRA Headquarters Auditorium as part of the CCC’s 2025 Statewide Graduation ceremony. In the California Conservation Corps, young adults get paid to train – and earn their...
by Chris Van Horne | Jun 6, 2025 | News, Wildland Firefighting
Upward Path Fresno Center Corpsmembers utilize their experience on the Mid Valley 1 fire crew to find careers with CAL FIRE and other fire agencies. Hiking up steep inclines. Swinging hand tools into thick brush. Building their own path to careers in the fire service....
by Chris Van Horne | May 30, 2025 | Habitat Restoration, News
“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...
by Chris Van Horne | May 23, 2025 | News, Resource Conservation
Improving Access Inland Empire Center Corpsmembers work together to move decking materials into place at the Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District’s Sycamore Creek Interpretive Center in Temescal Valley. With a safe, secure place to learn about and...
by Chris Van Horne | May 9, 2025 | News, Wildland Firefighting
“It wasn’t like the traditional heavy saw work that you would see, cutting big, tall heavy brush. A lot of it was done low. You had to squat and really move that saw across the ground to really clean that line.” Jacob MesaLos Piños Center Fire season...
by Chris Van Horne | May 7, 2025 | News, Wildland Firefighting
Using Fire Redding Corpsmembers on the Shasta 1 fire crew use McLeods to help keep a burn pile contained and smoldering during a fuel reduction project. Preparing for wildfire is year-round effort. When the CCC Redding Shasta 1 fire crew isn’t responding to...