by Beth Hotchkiss | Aug 17, 2026 | Habitat Restoration, Internships, News
“There’s no El Segundo Blue Butterfly anywhere else in the world. It’s just here in Southern California.” Sok PaoCCC Los Angeles Center Los Angeles International Airport is one of the busiest in the world. Yet, just west of the airport’s four...
by Chris Van Horne | Aug 12, 2026 | Emergency Response, News
Base Camp Support Corpsmembers from the Delta, Sacramento, and Solano Centers all were assigned to the Chute Fire base camp in Yuba City in July. The only way to truly understand how a wildland firefighting base camp runs is to experience it firsthand. At the recent...
by Chris Van Horne | Aug 4, 2026 | Backcountry Trails, News
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...
by Chris Van Horne | Jul 22, 2026 | News, Trails
Clearing Brush The vegetation may be green alongside this Napa County trail, but it’s still overgrown. By removing the brush alongside trails, users can pass by with ease and improved safety. For the millions of Californians lacing up their boots and hitting the...
by Beth Hotchkiss | Jul 13, 2026 | News
A Golden Anniversary Director JP Patton welcomes attendees to CCC’s 50th Anniversary Celebration. Five decades ago, as Governor Jerry Brown’s signature dried on Senate Bill 1575, the California Conservation Corps (CCC) began its mission by stewarding the...
by Chris Van Horne | Jul 2, 2026 | Forest Health, News, Resource Conservation
Making A Difference Fire has been a part of CCC Chico Corpsmembers’ lives. Now, they’re working to use good fire to prevent devastating wildfires from impacting their community once again. It’s a matter of when, not if, fire hits a long-unburned area of...